Hey guys I am working on my duster front in. I have rebuilt the front in but my pivot shaft nut is striped on there and I can get it off any ideas would be great.

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Basicly I can't get the nut off the pivot shaft

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it may be just me,, but I have no idea what a pivot shaft is in relation to the front suspension,,, maybe I know it by a different name...can you post a photo or give another description..

when you say stripped, do you mean the flats on the nut are rounded off,,
if so and you can get to it:
1) try a pipe wrench
2) try heating the nut with a torch then try the pipe wrench again
3) get a nut splitter or cut through the side of the nut with a dremmel obviously being careful to not get into the shaft...


anyway a bit more info from you may help..
good luck

If you can get over to my place maybe you could point out the part you are talking about. send me a PM and I will give you my phone #.

Richard

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Part of Tyrde-Browne Racing

On a Duster Suspension it could only be the Lower Control Arm pivot stud (it'd be bad if the rubber gave out and the nut was seized...), or it could be the idler arm bolt (have to sneak a box end wrench under the front of the oil pan to hold the head of the bolt).

-D.Idiot

It is the pivot srud that goes into the lower control arm bushing. I have the car completely apart right now just have the nut that will keep on turning and never come off I might try drillibg it tomorrow.

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Do you have the torsion bar out? Try putting it back in and see if the nut turns. It it still does, try tighting up the the torsion bar adjuster bolt, to but some tension on the bushing.

Otherwise you can always try a nut breaker.

I final got it off thanks for the help guys

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glad it worked out,,, nice to hear that another A body is road worthy,, take pride in that,, I do

does anyone have a lower control that i could have it seem mine wont go back in at all.

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I see those in the mechanical for sale section over on fabo more often than here on the forum,,

but shouldn't figure out why the one you have won't go back in,, before you get another one?

i am moving in a week so i need the part asap

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does anyone know anything about this lower control arms http://www.jegs.com/i/QA1/122/52307/100 ... Id=2793311

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