Extended radius arm install

rangersteve · Sep 1, 2009

I'm in the process of installing some skyjacker extended radius arms. Right now i'm stuck on the radius arm to i-beam bolts.

Anyone have any tips for getting these suckers out? An impact gun and lots of penetrating oil? Might have to buy a new impact gun. My canadian tire cheapo gun hasn't budged them.

Any help/tips is appreciated.

BlackBII · Sep 1, 2009

A really big breaker bar...and a pipe on the end of it.

Soak 'em with PB and use the impact, if that fails, get a BFH.

crawlin91 · Sep 1, 2009

x2. those can be a reeeaall pain.

4x4junkie · Sep 1, 2009

HEAT!!
Those bolts have Loctite on them from the factory.

Heat them up real good with a propane torch and they should come out much easier.

AllanD · Sep 4, 2009

Pull the brakes the spindles and the axle shafts.

then going in through the "window" that the spindle mounts to with
your oxy-acetylene torch and heat the internal "nut"

As the heat it it'll smoke a bit, that's the loctite burning off
heat it until the smoke stops and the bolts usually come right out.

AD

rangersteve · Sep 7, 2009

Thanks to all, I was able to get them out with a torch and a cheater pipe.

Extended radius arm install

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