kcd
Proven Member
- 143
- 5
- Apr 15, 2014
-
Fremont,
Nebraska
Hey guys, so here's the story...
Got into a little fender bender the other week. My front passenger wheel hit his rear driver wheel. My wheel got pushed to the very back of the wheel well. Once I got it home and removed the wheels, I noticed that a few suspension components got bent in the accident. The sway bar link and the lateral (straight) arm were fairly bent. After replacing those, I went to reassemble everything. The knuckle was back in the middle of the wheel well like it should be, so I thought all was well. Then, I went to reinstall the lower control (compression) arm. And it was WAY too far back. I had to use all my strength to grab the knuckle and pull it all the way over to the arm. That's when I realized that that was the reason behind my wheel being pushed back towards the back of the wheel well. So I went to go take it off, and that's where my troubles began. Both of the bolt heads were taken off in the accident. So, needless to say, I'm dealing with some fairly bent bolts.
Where do I go from here? Some people suggested using an "E-Z Out", but I didn't have much luck with that. And some others said to weld on a nut and go that rout. But the heads broke off to the point where they aren't flush with the subframe. So it's kind of impossible to weld it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated guys.
Got into a little fender bender the other week. My front passenger wheel hit his rear driver wheel. My wheel got pushed to the very back of the wheel well. Once I got it home and removed the wheels, I noticed that a few suspension components got bent in the accident. The sway bar link and the lateral (straight) arm were fairly bent. After replacing those, I went to reassemble everything. The knuckle was back in the middle of the wheel well like it should be, so I thought all was well. Then, I went to reinstall the lower control (compression) arm. And it was WAY too far back. I had to use all my strength to grab the knuckle and pull it all the way over to the arm. That's when I realized that that was the reason behind my wheel being pushed back towards the back of the wheel well. So I went to go take it off, and that's where my troubles began. Both of the bolt heads were taken off in the accident. So, needless to say, I'm dealing with some fairly bent bolts.
Where do I go from here? Some people suggested using an "E-Z Out", but I didn't have much luck with that. And some others said to weld on a nut and go that rout. But the heads broke off to the point where they aren't flush with the subframe. So it's kind of impossible to weld it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated guys.