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12-17-2013, 09:03 AM
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12-17-2013, 01:18 PM
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It may possibly be stuck in the metal sleve inside the rubber bushing. If you have it loose and turns with a wrench, it would seem that the threads are not making it past that sleve. With a larger cut-off wheel you may be able to cut the bolt next the the leaf spring on both sides, get it out of the way, and then get the rest of the bolt out. I would start with that before I would start butchering the spring mount.
12-17-2013, 03:10 PM
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Yeeep that's what happened with mine 
Leaf turned with the breaker bar.
If you haven't cut the leaf off yet, get it as close to the eye as possible. This will just leave the bushing with the end of the leaf wrapped around it. Cut it all off, you'll need to basically start cutting up the bushing that's seized. Like I said don't inhale the rubber smoke. You'll need a 5" grinding wheel for this
Leaf turned with the breaker bar.If you haven't cut the leaf off yet, get it as close to the eye as possible. This will just leave the bushing with the end of the leaf wrapped around it. Cut it all off, you'll need to basically start cutting up the bushing that's seized. Like I said don't inhale the rubber smoke. You'll need a 5" grinding wheel for this
12-18-2013, 07:02 PM
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Yeeep that's what happened with mine Leaf turned with the breaker bar. If you haven't cut the leaf off yet, get it as close to the eye as possible. This will just leave the bushing with the end of the leaf wrapped around it. Cut it all off, you'll need to basically start cutting up the bushing that's seized. Like I said don't inhale the rubber smoke. You'll need a 5" grinding wheel for this
Leaf turned with the breaker bar. If you haven't cut the leaf off yet, get it as close to the eye as possible. This will just leave the bushing with the end of the leaf wrapped around it. Cut it all off, you'll need to basically start cutting up the bushing that's seized. Like I said don't inhale the rubber smoke. You'll need a 5" grinding wheel for this
12-19-2013, 04:59 AM
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Any chance you can post a pic? If what you're saying is that you now have a leaf eye out and you're left with a cut off bolt going into the spring mount then you may be okay. Some people will just weld something on the end of the bolt so they can turn it with a pair of vise grips. Or you could try using a hammer and punch and start by making a small divit in the edge of the bolt and hammer it around until you can get some pliers on it.
12-19-2013, 08:22 AM
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And if you use a grinding wheel to cut through the eye and the rubber bushing, you'll be tempted to start prying the rubber bushing apart to get it off. DON'T use a tool that you value to do this as that melted rubber really is hard to get off. 
12-19-2013, 10:33 AM
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You did say the bolt moved with a wrench easily, so it should be safe to assume that what's left of the bolt is not rusted to the nut inside the frame. You should be albe to unthread it. The only trouble would be if you broke the nut off inside the mount, which would mean the bolt would drop back into the frame/mount. So, which is it?
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You did say the bolt moved with a wrench easily, so it should be safe to assume that what's left of the bolt is not rusted to the nut inside the frame. You should be albe to unthread it. The only trouble would be if you broke the nut off inside the mount, which would mean the bolt would drop back into the frame/mount. So, which is it?