<VV> Front strut rod bushings

[Les]

I used an air chisel to cut the nut most of the way through, hammering 
in a counterclockwise direction. Eventually the nut gets weak enough 
that it starts to turn. I still needed to clean up the threads 
afterwards. They are a strange size (that I can't recall right now) and 
I had a tough time finding the correct thread die.

Les

On 3/23/2013 12:33 AM, virtualvairs-request at corvair.org wrote:
> Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:50:34 -0700
> From: Jon Woolf<jon at jonwoolf.com>
> Subject: <VV> Front strut rod bushings
> To:virtualvairs at corvair.org
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> 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?