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Subaru Lower Control Arm Bolt Stuck In Bushing

Subaru Lower Control Arm Bolt Stuck In Bushing

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Subaru Lower Control Arm Bolt Stuck In Bushing huzudra: I'm sure this will go un-seen but bushing rubber will burn in oxy-acet cutting flames pretty well, you can burn out just the bushing in the event you need to save the arm or part you're working on. I've had to do this a couple times and it's really not that bad, the rubber burns away fairly cleanly with a lot of oxygen well a lot cleaner than it burns with a neutral flame. I like to come in with an oxidizing flame and get a hot spot then hit the O2 and just cut/burn the bushing like it was steel. I perfected my skill on this when I replaced bushings on a personal vehicle and needed to retain the parts since I was swapping to poly on the fun car. When you gotta do it yourself you learn how to do it better.
Date: 2022-08-23

Comments and reviews: 13


Mr. O. - What kind (manufacturer) scan tool would you recommend for Chrysler (Dodge/Ram) in the 1K range? Just inherited an account with 5 Rams -2015 to 2018 2500/3500's. 2 are the Hemi's and the other 3 are the Cummins. They have a basic engine code reader (el cheapo) but nothing more advance for body/ABS/etc. - don't even have a TPMS reader no less a programmer.
I don't want to kill this new account and company (less than 2 y. o) by asking them to buy a 5 grand computer.
Any, and all suggestions are welcome.
Thanks. PJF - Central Suffolk, L. I, N. Y.

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Actually it is an A B C extinguisher. A is combustible things such as rubber bushings paper etc. You showed us it working on A. B is combustible liquids such as gasoline, no straight streams of water please, but if you use the fan spray pattern you can cool the air enough to separate the heat leg from the fire triangle. C is electrical, use the spray bottle to hit the circuit breaker to the off position, now it is no longer a C class fire but has become an A class.
Who would have thought navy shipboard fire fighting would still be handy 41 years later.

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Aloha, like your very informative shows, especially diagnostic ones. But for some reason your audio is really very low on my end. I can t hear you, especially when you don t face the camera. I have to turn up the tv volume, then I get blasted by the ads and other videos. Don t know what you changed but it s been like that for at least a couple or so weeks. Keep up the great content though and Aloha to the family and workers too. Where s Hanna and how s our nurse to be? Aloha!
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So glad I don't live in the rust belt I did have fun (not) with a rear wheel bearing on Subaru outback from New York and I don't have the special tool that Eric has. After an hour or so of messing with it I started to wonder what it would cost to fly Eric in to deal with it. Finally got it and I hope I never do another one. Lol. Good job Mr O
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When your in the weeds with a project like that the last thing you want to regret is the 5 extra for a really good saw blade. My pop's always told me always buy the best tool you can afford, used to be Stanley - don't know what the best is now because all my Stanley tools i bought still work fine after 40 years.
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Sure is nice to have a 2nd guy when the rough stuff starts.
Just got done pulling rusted on height adjustment bushings on a 7' finish mower. My son had stopped by and helped heat and beat. Had to torch slot a couple of the more stubborn ones. Done in a fraction of the time I could have done it alone.

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You boys are amazing thats all I got to say, not to rag on rainmaker ray but them boys that don't deal with rust have no idea how to tangle with it. And your guys just gave it the two piece with a side of Slaw and the fight was over before she started. Great work!
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Hi Eric and the lovely Mrs. O, I have an old fire extinguisher in the garage it's the good kind that can be refilled. I unscrewed the top and filled it with water then put a schrader valve on it and put the air to it, I use it for welding and cutting.
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There s 2 smells in the automotive world that make me want to puke:
1) burnt transmission fluid (and I mean burnt to the point of failure)
2) flaming rubber bushings. It smells different (and way worse) than tire rubber from a burn-out.

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This is what I love about Eric's work. He can diagnose the most sensitive electrical issue and deal with skinned knuckle, rust belt madness at the same time. Hard to find a mechanic like this. Josh is very lucky to come up under his guidance.
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Love your videos and excellent information. We've had problems hearing you sometimes (microphone issue maybe? Don't want to miss anything. We love you and beautiful Mrs. O. Always look forward to her smiling face and sweet talk between you.
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As a shade tree mechanic, I've worked on a few of my friends' Subies, and they all seem to have rust issues underneath with stuck nuts, bolts, etc. Seems to me they're a bit worse than most other vehicles, but maybe that was just my luck.
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I just bought a Toyota that came out of New York and had to do a clutch on it. Subframe looked about like that Subaru's. Needless to say I did not touch any bolt that I did not specifically have to to remove that transmission
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