<VV> Front strut rod bushings

[don jennings]

go ahead and use torch if no gas leaks. the dremel will make sparks
and ignite gas just as well as the torch. clean the exposed threads
with wire brush first.

On 3/23/13, Ron <ronh at owt.com> wrote:
> I damaged the threads in removing them on my '62 wagon but not so badly that
>
> a good thread chaser couldn't repair it.  There's one made by NES that I
> used and it worked OK.
> RonH
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jon Woolf" <jon at jonwoolf.com>
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> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 9:50 PM
> Subject: <VV> Front strut rod bushings
>
>
>> OK, so I've searched the archives...
>>
>>
>> I need to replace the strut rod bushings on my EM front end.   The nuts
>> are TIGHT!!   We had her up on a hoist today, hosed it with penetrant,
>> put a bigass wrench with cheater bar on it... and saw the actual rod
>> start to twist....   we quit.
>>
>>
>> Now, I'm going to have to do this on the garage floor, no clearance for
>> big stuff there.   They are way close to the gas tank, so I'm a bit
>> leery about putting a torch on them.   If I cut the nuts with my Dremel,
>> I'll probably wreck the threads.   Should I just cut the rods and go
>> hunt for a used pair?
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