well today being day # two on the omni full coilover install started off well. after finishing the front i moved to the back. lower strut bolt came out good, upper control arm bolts came out good and i installed the new strut/shock into the right side after preloading. then i moved on to the left side. well the bottom bolt gave me some dificulty so i brought out the ol' breaker bar and it did exactly what its name potraits. it broke the bolt. well to that damn shock out i had to cut that welded nut off the old strut body and bend the old strut fork past the ends and removed the whole assembly. things should go smooth now, just tap the headless bolt from the rubber that surrounds it inside the lower control arm. not so fast. shit wont budge so i decide to remove the lower control arm and take it to a press to get it removed. upper bolt came out great and then the breaker bar strikes again on the lower bolt. now i have two broken bolts no way to put the shit back in and im fearing i need to get it towed to a mechanic. any suggestions at this point? my head is about to explode.

 

Get someone to drive you to a parts store.

 

well i cant get that bottom bolt that holds the strut to the lower control arm. tried everything the strut is out but the headless and cut piece is still in the rubber. thats why i wanted to take the whole lower control arm out to get it to a press. thats when i snapped the lower bolt that holds the lower control arm to the break and hub. these bolts have a welded nut to the lower arm and when you snap the head off you are left with a pin running throug that is threaded into a nut welded to the arm. i cant get that out with any tools i have.

 

Hm, you don't have a dremel to cut through the weld?

 

here is a pic from the back of the vehicle

 

There are kits you can buy to drill a hole into the bolt and then remove it. Not sure how well it would work in your situation.

 

Just drill out the bolt, and if you mess up the threads in the hole go buy a new control arm at a parts yard,,, It cant be that much $....

If I were you I would try to drill it out, and just go buy a new bolt.

 

Also, I never knew cars in Massachusetts got so rusty...

 

whoa... must be in the midwest or east coast. that is a lot of rust. my friend's car was like that. you'll need to soak those bolts in WD40 as much as you can. as far as your situation goes...you can drill out the bolt and re-tap/thread the hole if needed. Most safest way is probably get a used control arm if you damage this one drilling it out.

 

im like 2 miles from my house doing the work at my grandparents garage. do you think its possible to limp my car going like 5 mph with my flashers on just to get it home? i have set up everything else on this install. front is completely done, camber and all and rear just needs the left side fixed and right side ride height evened out.