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Front suspension rusted together.

Started by alfanta, July 05, 2008, 08:06:35 PM

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alfanta

Ok, well im working on my 73 charger's front suspension (disc brakes just fyi) and I am having a heck of a time trying to get the upper control arm from the support. there is a bar that goes across the top of the support with the bushings and nuts on each end, and I was able to get those off without too much of an issue, but the bar that goes across the support that the upper control arm actually mounts to is rusted to the support and I cannot get it off. I have been spraying it with PB for the past 2 weeks and trying to get it off, but it wont go. I also have tried to get a grinder in there with a wheel to try and break some of the rust/ metal lose, but nothing will budge. Without taking that off I cant get the uppper control arm off. Any ideas?

Im thinking of just finding someone parting out their charger and just buying a new support upper control arm and that bar that connects the two. I also really am considering getting some tubular upper control arms, but they are just so darn expensive.


Oh, and I also cant get the shock out, but that is bad any way and needs replaced, so I can cut that off.