lower control arm accentrics

[cadillac_man06]

anybody had success getting the lower control arm accentrics unstuck. mine are frozen solid on my 73 vega. or any ways to cut them out and start with new bushings and accentrics..looking for ideas..also the headers dont make it easy to get too...lol.

[cjbiagi]

Welcome to the world of H-bodies. Part of the initiation is rebuilding a front end on one of these and dealing with the lower cam bolts. You are not a "real" member until you accomplish this (except for all those west coast and desert guys!!) Removing them can be a real challenge. My bolts were actually "bonded" to the inner sleeve within the bushing. I tried saoking them for about a week with penetrating oil with no success. Even with air powered impact wrenches and everything I could think of all I finally ended up doing was twisting the bushing in the rubber. I ended up cutting them out. I got the nut off fine, but there was no way the bolt was ever going to slide out of the bushing sleeve. I cut along each side of the bushing between the bushing and frame and finally got them out. I should mention that two of them came out fairly easy, the other two I had to cut. The cam bolts can be very hard to find, but I may be able to help locate some for you. If you have a torch you can also cut them out that way. Otherwise a Sawzall or just hack saw blades in a hand holder will work, but it will take time.

[cadillac_man06]

ya i was affraid of that..i have had the biggest air gun on them with no succcess. i do have a recuperating saw that i didnt want to have to use on them but i guess i have no choice. but i think i will wait until winter to do that cause im sure once i start that project there will be other issues i will have to address. but ya if you can help me find the cam bolts and bushings for the lower arms that would be great.

Dirkl

[heinz057]

don't try to cut the bolts. try spliting open the bushings and removing the rubber to get to the sleeve then split the sleeve the the bolts should come out .

[djv8ga]

Try Rare Parts for the cam bolts.
Part# RP15889.

[ColinOpseth]

Mine came out with a simple breaker bar and socket.

[v8astregt]

Mine came out with a simple breaker bar and socket.

Same here! Just one whack of a hammer for me!!!!

(I think the rest of the board hates us southwesterners! )

[Kenova]

(I think the rest of the board hates us southwesterners! )

Nah. My '71 nova was the same way. I pulled and disassembled the front sub frame without having to torch or cut a single nut or bolt. I suspect my Vega will be the same when I start modding it. Needless to say, up here in the rust belt I've had to pay a bit of a premium for such clean cars. But they are a joy to work on.
Ken