rusty rear suspension parts advice

[Monterusto]

im in the middle of changing my rear struts and springs. so far i've broke two strut pinch bolts. also ive found that the two bolts on the rear knuckle ( please name these; they are what attaches the control arms to the knuckles) a few are frozen into the knuckle, and one of the sleeves that go on one of those bolts are frozen to the knuckle. i applied heat to the bolt to try and free the control arm to no avail, and now i have the sleeve stuck on the bolt. this job is such a f$#@%^ rusty mess. and yes i used pb week prior ;Soaked.

thats my story-- so what are the name of those bolts or where can i get them? also since i fried the control arm bushing to a slightly crisp skin i might as well change them all, so where can i either get new bushings and sleeves (collars) or what would be the cheapest upgrade to solve this problem??!!

please give me your advice-

 

[SHO Continental]

Get new knuckles and control arms.

 

[Monterusto]

i dont think those will come with what i actually need

 

[SHO_Driver]

I snapped one of those control arm bolts, the head has a ******/lip on it to keep from spinning when tightening. If that's the bolt you can get it from Ford. I'm not sure if they carry the bushing seperately tho...

 

[pjtoledo]

We in the rust belt feel your pain, those parts ain't no fun to take off.
That sleeve is not a complete round tube, it is more like a square piece of steel that was wrapped around the bolt real good. There is a small slit where the ends meet, you may have to scrape and clean to find it. Take a small screwdriver blade and pound it into that slit to expand the sleeve. Hold the screwdriver blade next to the bolt, going parallel to the bolt. When the sleeve is spread a bit the rust bond will break and you can start twisting and working the sleeve off. It will not be easy, I'm sure you already figgured that out. Don't plan on using that screwdriver bit again.
As for the bolts stuck in the knuckle, cut them off and drill 'em out. Again, it ain't fun. If the bolts aren't rusted down to a smaller size you may be able to just leave them in.
You can't get just the bushings, last time I checked you could still get the arms with bushings already installed. HINT, if you put 2 of the adjustable arms on each side you can adjust rear camber a little.

Perry

Perry