I am trying to install my rear shocks and springs right now and my alignment cam bolt is stuck and i have tried everything to get out somebody help please

 

Randy, the lateral link with the cam bolt does not need to be removed in order to remove the rear dampers. I can't remember exactly which link(s) need to be removed but, due to my concerns about rear alignment, I never remove that link when swapping rear dampers.

Wait a minute; maybe it is that I only remove the links at the other end (as in the knuckle end and not the chassis end)....... I think that is what I do.

 

i do not remember having to remove that to drop the rear suspension...but PB Blaster works wonders for troublesome nuts/bolts.

Maybe take a pic of the area?

 

I also drop that piece and remove the cam bolt when installing shocks. I just mark it with a Sharpie and line it back up. As far as removing it, well just get a BFH and bang it out.

 

http://www.hi-impact.org/ryang/modif...hock_rear.html I follow this and it has worked out pretty well for me. My alignment stayed decent.

 

that is my favorite DIY, I recreated it and have it saved on my PC since it was gone for a while. Of course now I have done so many RX-8 suspension swaps it is second nature.

 

Yea his stuff is pretty good.

 

yeah mine was stuck i tried everything but we removed the upper control arms on the rear and that worked fine i followed yangs diy and the one that was for series 2 koni install which was all accurate. My car was just rusted to crap under neath and with an impact gun took forever.

 

I have a question after the install my steering wheel feels lose when not driving over 25 my steering wheel feels unresponsive i cant tell my wheels are turning until my steering wheel makes a full rotation in the way i want to turn

 

Ok forgot to say my question is that is this feeling normal i seem to remember when while in a parking lot i would barely to have to move the steering wheel for it to go around pedestrians and stuff. am i wrong?

 

No that doesn't sound normal... you tightened your lug nuts yeah?

 

Knuckle end is the most recommended I believe to be sure not to muck with alignment, but isn't the general rule of thumb to get an alignment any time changes are made to suspension parts that sit at different heights and wheels that have different overall diameters?

Edit:

OP by "stuck" do you mean it wont turn at all or it wont slide out? The bolt threads into the hole pretty tight so you will need to wiggle it or hit it out with a hammer since it gets hit with road dirt / dust/ elements. You can also try turning the cam bolt from the other end back and forth to loosen its binding against the arm/hole.

 

I have gotten to bolt out and everything is changed i have konis and s-techs on now but the steering seems strange. I torqued all lug nuts down so idk possibly not torqued properly?

 

Check to make sure you tightened everything down properly. EVERYTHING. Especially the A arm bolts or whatever in the front.

 

I torqued everything down to torque specs for the control arm bolts but i couldn't get the front passengers side end link off the bolt wasn't moving so i broke it lose and retorqued it but it kept spinning even with the Allen wrench inside the screw so it didn't rotate while tightening. But it just kept spinning could this have something to do about my lose steering?

 

Shouldn't affect loose steering but would make an *** ton of rattling noises when driving. Did you get an alignment yet?

 

no i just installed that stuff last night my car drives straight as an arrow but i am going to get it aligned to make sure the camber is correct. I just drove it around to see how to steering is an the steering wheel light came on and my steering back rock hard and i couldnt turn it

 

ok so i found a thread by mm about EPS connector dirty and cleaning it so i did that. My Power steering light hasnt turned back on i drove about 250 miles yesterday the car seems fine but the steering is still lose when below 25. I went to some alignment shops and they said it shouldnt be alignment that is causing this problem. I contacted a mazda dealership in my area and they said it could be because there is a steering sensor that may not be working correctly. Has anyone else heard of this problem?