BMW e90 Front strut bolt

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Hey guys after some advice for my car. I broke a front spring and so I've been trying to get the strut out the housing. However the bolt that holds the strut in is stuck. I have the nut off but after blow torching the hole it sits in and smashing it with a hammer it just won't move. Any tips?
 

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You should be able to swing the strut down from under the arch with it still in the hub, from there just replace the spring in situ if you aren't replacing the damper.

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Does the bolt turn? I have had the same issue with the pinch bolts on an e39 and an e60. I think i just tried loosing up the bolt with an impact gun and a breaker bar, tightening then loosening until it came out.
 
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plusgas penetrating oil too ? - not much help - but I have prepped bolts several days before I want to do the work, although it was not clear if the heat or that helped the most.
 
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