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Hey guys, anyone ever dealt with a frozen shock linkage bolt? It's the linkage piece that connects the swing arm to the shock. We spent 2 hrs trying to pound it loose with enormous force. Problem of course is that you can't get a straight shot at it. The bolt is just stuck inside the bearing. The only way we could see is to cut through on bolt sides with a dremel. We read about a guy who cut his out. He later put it in a vice and still couldn't pound the remainder of the bolt.out of the sleeve. Anyone ever dealt with this disaster?

Try taking the top shock bolt out to allow it to drop down and get straight at it, then add some heat.

That and drop one end of the dog bones, will give you lots more direct access. Then penetrating oil soak and heat as mentioned above.

Have you tried penetrating oil and or heat?

If you can get it, Kroil works awesome. I used it this summer on a rebuild project and I was able to get all the rusty bolts out.