Kittitas, Cle Elum, Ellensburg Off Road Forum

I'm in the middle of putting a lift kit in my truck, but I can't break the nuts loose on the u bolts of the rear springs. They are soaking in WD-40 right now, but I figured I'd come in and see if anyone knows any other way. Two nuts on each side of the truck won't even move with my impact cranking away on em. I don't really want to torch the bolts off, but I might try the sawzall if all else fails.

This is driving me nuts, my truck looks like a pre-runner right now,

Thanks,

-Eric

Your on the right track. When you go back out hit the top of the bolt a few times with a hammer, the vibrations will help get the rust to loosen up. Try again if the dont break loose, use your jack handle on your breaker bar and holding it with pressure toward loosening smack it with the hammer this should get it breaking loose. I have all so heated them with a propane torch and then repeated the process. BE CAREFULL when doing this cause wd40 is flammable, and may catch your fuel tank on fire...

sawzall solved it all, =)

I always torch them off. It is not recomended to re-use them, and torching them makes that impossible. So does a sawzall, I guess...

Small hand held electric or air grinder baby!

Yea I have a porta bad that slides right through them myself. The other stuff takes to long

X2 ON THE SAWSAL, OR GRINDER, NO SINCE BUSTING KNUCKLES OPEN TRYING TO BREAK THEM LOOSE WHEN YOU WON'T BE REUSING THEM AGAIN ANYWAYS!

Me too