# wrap chain around LCA. tie to truck bumper. drive away. ;) -->

Posted by Matt (93SE) on September 16, 2004 at 07:30:13: In Reply to: yes, if I were to drill/melt out all the rubber the inner metal sleeve would be stuck on posted by MrGone on September 15, 2004 at 22:34:40: usually the center pin is siezed/rusted to the gusset. that's why I always send "new" gussets out with my stuff. the guy doing the swap just has to unbolt the old one and install this one, then pivot into place. in your case, work the arm back and forth until you tear the rubber bushing apart. you'll be there for days if you try to burn it out while it's on the car (the hole in the center really helps to get the rubber melted all the way through to the pin slides out of the rubber). anyway, basically work the LCA back and forth until you rip the bushing to pieces. Then use a blowtorch and some big ass channel locks. scrape all the rubber you can off the center pin, otherwise the torch will only burn the rubber and not heat the metal... get that center pin nice and hot, then you should be able to start turning it with the channel locks.. once you can turn it, keep the heat on it, and start turning it while you're pulling it off the car. eventually you'll get it off, or get it off far enough you can stick a 2-3 jaw puller on it and wrench it off with that. be sure to still keep heat on it though or it'll cool off and get stuck again until you heat it up. OR you could use a dremel and cut it off. I'd rather use fire though. :) Replys:

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: usually the center pin is siezed/rusted to the gusset. that's why I always send "new" gussets out with my stuff. the guy doing the swap just has to unbolt the old one and install this one, then pivot into place. : in your case, work the arm back and forth until you tear the rubber bushing apart. you'll be there for days if you try to burn it out while it's on the car (the hole in the center really helps to get the rubber melted all the way through to the pin slides out of the rubber). : anyway, basically work the LCA back and forth until you rip the bushing to pieces. : Then use a blowtorch and some big ass channel locks. scrape all the rubber you can off the center pin, otherwise the torch will only burn the rubber and not heat the metal... get that center pin nice and hot, then you should be able to start turning it with the channel locks.. once you can turn it, keep the heat on it, and start turning it while you're pulling it off the car. eventually you'll get it off, or get it off far enough you can stick a 2-3 jaw puller on it and wrench it off with that. be sure to still keep heat on it though or it'll cool off and get stuck again until you heat it up. : : OR you could use a dremel and cut it off. I'd rather use fire though. :)