Today I took apart literally my entire front end down to the frame as the first step in a complete refurbishment of the front suspension. All was pretty good going until I got to removing the upper wishbone on the driver side. The pivot bolt is seriously stuck in there. I got the nut off no problem. But even with a long 1/2" breaker bar and a pipe on the end of it, I can't turn the bolt head. If I try to unscrew it (CCW) it is very hard to move and it seems to be lifting the wishbone up with it. I suspect the bolt is frozen in one or both of the bushings. I tried putting the nut back on just enough to cover the end of the screw and hit it with a hammer but of course with the underbody in the way it's hard to get a good solid whack.
Any ideas?? Currently soaking in PB Blaster at each crack between the bushings / frame/ washers / etc.
The passenger side pivot bolt came out easily.
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