Removing driver side upper control arm bolt

[djkid97]

thanks! That Jam nut is a great idea...

 

[Galifamackus]

Amazing thread, got me a step further past the fuel lines but the troublesome bolt is now wedged between the fuel lines, caliper line, and the frame. Not sure how to recover

 

[410Fortune]

Remove those metal lines from their clip and move them aside

Also the front bolt should already be out this way you can manipulate the control arm to help align the rear bolt so it clears those pesky lines… you are just going to have to push them out of the way
If you angle the control arm the right way it will
Make the hole clearance possible

 

[Galifamackus]

Remove those metal lines from their clip and move them aside

Also the front bolt should already be out this way you can manipulate the control arm to help align the rear bolt so it clears those pesky lines… you are just going to have to push them out of the way
If you angle the control arm the right way it will
Make the hole clearance possible

Thanks for the reply, I got a little further along thanks to Turdle in our DMs, but now I’m getting obstructed by this last gray line? I disconnected both plastic clips already

The brake line I’m keeping off the bolt with a pry bar otherwise wants to conform to its position on the bolt.
Then the two fuel lines even though I pried/warped them still needs a hand to keep separate & off the bolt
I can freely move the bolt and tried angling the control arm, but this 4th line seems to be getting in the way? V8 5.0 engine

 

[410Fortune]

You can pry on that line it will Move enough to clear your Bolt

Rotate the bolt, and move the control arm like I described

I would
Push both of those
Metal lines back far enough so the
Bolt Clears them

 

[Galifamackus]

You can pry on that line it will Move enough to clear your Bolt

Rotate the bolt, and move the control arm like I described

I would
Push both of those
Metal lines back far enough so the
Bolt Clears them

Oh my god thank you so much. I misinterpreted your first reply but took the front cam bolt out and got it 40 seconds later

Mark Twain was wrong when he said when there’s two frogs eat the bigger one first

 

[410Fortune]

Good
Job

Thanks ford! The engineers and mechanics simply needed to have more meetings hahahaa