was gonna swap my arms tonight but bolts are seized. nuts came off ok. do these things thread into the spindle to or just the nut? im gonna order new ones tomorrow and take care of it monday, just curious abotu the threads before i start wailing on things.

 

are you saying you cant turn the bolt after the nut came off?
I thought most could be driven out but the (crappy) drawing in the book looks like it could be threaded in the assm.
try turning , it should rotate, if it don't thread out bump it with the nut part way on to protect the threads to loosen it.

heres what the book says.
lotta help

 

yeah it wont turn at all. sprayed it with deep creep and put the nut back on

 

impact wrench?, 2 ft extension pipe?
I have pipe that fits 1/2 in drive breaker bars just in case!
let us know

 

gonna go after it monday with the bigger compressor at the shop.

 

It has been a good three years since I messed with an H3 pinch bolt, but I do not recall it being threaded in. I'm thinking you just have a serious case of dissimilar metal corrosion. I would still try to turn it because that will assist in breaking it free.

This is where the H3 meets the 3 Hs. Heat, Hammer, and Holler!

 

Thinking about it more............ the pinch bolt is 1000% not threaded, it has threads only on the nut end and its smooth sides are what is in the notch in the ball-joint shaft.

Start wailing.