Thread: Redneck vs. Gusset pin

so yesterday i woke up and decided to replace my lower control arms. i got half way into it when i realized my gusset pin would not come out.. this was what happend the first attempt on tryin to get it out of the control arm[img][IMG]http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h480/g20turbo/BD3C481C-0ABA-45BC-9FB4-969A2DE1C281-920-00000146DD34777E_zps3315f2f3.jpg[/img][/IMG] so after a very angry day i decided to give it up and try again tomorrow. well today i decided i wasnt goin to get mad i turnede on the music and decided to try the other side and same thing gusset pin was stuck so after a few minutes of thinking i came up with this.[img][URL=http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h480/g20turbo/E5D226F7-2DB3-4E12-B57F-1311F909887C-846-0000014095AE4D39_zps51f3fe61.mp4][IMG]http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h480/g20turbo/th_E5D226F7-2DB3-4E12-B57F-1311F909887C-846-0000014095AE4D39_zps51f3fe61.jpg[/img][/URL][/IMG]

after i dont know 10 minutes this were my results. [img][URL=http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h480/g20turbo/F431864B-9FCB-4922-89E2-DD9F2C8B87FB-846-00000142B15A1D36_zpsa89003cb.mp4][IMG]http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h480/g20turbo/th_F431864B-9FCB-4922-89E2-DD9F2C8B87FB-846-00000142B15A1D36_zpsa89003cb.jpg[/img][/URL][/IMG]

so after getting it out i cleaned it up a little bit and started attempting to get the metal sleeve off of the gusset pin and after about a hour.[img][URL=http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h480/g20turbo/6A07196C-8FF9-412B-AEBA-00667DC8C735-846-00000143CD0334A0_zps3a3e000d.mp4][IMG]http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h480/g20turbo/th_6A07196C-8FF9-412B-AEBA-00667DC8C735-846-00000143CD0334A0_zps3a3e000d.jpg[/img][/URL][/IMG]

and wouldnt you know the right side went together with no problems piece of cake. so now im waiting on my driver side gusset pin to get here so i can finish my project..

Reassemble with some anti-seize so the poor bastard who has to do this next time will have any easier time of it.