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54vicky · 05-06-2015, 05:58 PM

there is a steel sleeve moulded into rubber when new.they rust to the bolt making it next to impossible to remove.if you have a grinder and cutoff disc cut the head of the bolt off then cut the other side off taking care not to cut the bracket.once out use a propane or oxy-acetylene torch and burn rubber out it will fall out.using torch will save you a ton of fruitless pounding.do not try hitting it while rubber is melting it will do bodily harm.

05-06-2015, 05:58 PM	#2
54vicky Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Oakville Ontario Posts: 586	Re: '56 T-Bird rear spring removal there is a steel sleeve moulded into rubber when new.they rust to the bolt making it next to impossible to remove.if you have a grinder and cutoff disc cut the head of the bolt off then cut the other side off taking care not to cut the bracket.once out use a propane or oxy-acetylene torch and burn rubber out it will fall out.using torch will save you a ton of fruitless pounding.do not try hitting it while rubber is melting it will do bodily harm. Last edited by 54vicky; 05-07-2015 at 06:17 AM.