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Freeing stuck lower wishbone pin

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Subject: Freeing stuck lower wishbone pin
From: R Glenn Stauffer <stauffer@cc.swarthmore.edu>
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 1995 20:57:16 -0400 (EDT)
I'm hoping someone can give me a tip for freeing a stuck lower wishbone
pin on my Midget.  The part I'm talking about is the bolt that holds
the wishbone to the frame - the piece with the large flanged head with a
pin that locates it on the frame.

Anyway, this one goes through the wishbone bushings and apparently one of
the metal sleeves that are part of the bushings is frozen to the bolt
preventing it from fitting through the hole in the frame.

So, is there a trick to getting these things free, or do I do what I think
I need to do and cut the bolt?  I've tried heat and penetrating oil.
Cutting wouldn't be bad if it wasn't such a tight place to get into with a
saw.

Thanks for any comments,
Glenn Stauffer

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