Stuck inner shock bush

i had this problem on both sides when fitting my springs, ended up taking the whole suspension arm off to get the springs done. even air tools wouldnt budge the bolt. your only option is to get a new bolt and bush(if your new shock didnt come with them) and either burn and melt the bush out or cut through the bolt. good luck

This is a common problem on rear shocker bushes on all types of cars, I have come across it many a time! Only way around it is usually, soak in penetrating oil, get medieval on it, use heat, cut off, in that order. Sometimes you have to cut, as hitting it can displace the mounting bracket and you don't want your rear suspension out of line!

Well, i got one side out by heating, melting the bush, getting direct heat on the sleeve, and then repeatedly beating it. Car drives fine, jsut got the other side to do now, for evenness sake - the other one is just as bad :( So i'm soaking it daily in WD40 for a week... However, i'm kind of glad i decided to go the 'safe' route and do both sides, as it appears both springs have snapped, in exactly the same place... Common problem? I know it happened to my dad's 2002 2.0 sport.

Broken springs more and more common nowadays, dunno if it is the state of the roads or the quality of the springs, but see this problem all the time.

How often has this been quoted - "when I were a lad"??? - springs were prone to breaking. Then, suddenly, it seems as if the spring genie had been found and it was a thing of the past. Now, we hear of more problems with springs. Could it be that quality has been sacrificed for sheer (or shear) quantity? Paul

Welll, looks like the other one is stuck a lot firmer :( Going to try heating it, then freeze spray. Can't get the whole lower arm off, as the outer bolt is doing exactly the same thing :(

would something like this work? the centre cranks in and although intended to pull a gear off it would push a bearing out if you could fix it to the arm