Bolt Head Broke off of LCA

[Bob]

Car = 99 Honda Civic HX

So long story short, as I was replacing the struts on my car and I managed to break the head off of the bolt that connects the lower control arm to the trailing arm (see picture).

My question is should I worry about this?

I mean if its rusted in there so well that I literally break the head off using a cheater bar, I don’t see how this would even be an issue, especially considering it is the rear.

Would like to your guys’ thoughts, thanks.

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[Richard Kirshy]

To quote the movie ” The Goonies ”

[guess it begins with R and ends with n]

That’s what happened on the 2001 Max I drive. They had to grind it off with a grinder. It’s nothing out of the ordinary.

[guess it begins with R and ends with n]

Replace it it’s just the lower ball joint. On that one theyre probably pretty cheap.

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