I started to put new rear shocks on today and when I tried to remove the bolt that holds the lower control arm to the trailing arm it snapped about an inch below the head. I have searched the site about this and it seems to be a common problem. How am I going to get this bolt out? Can the dealer do it? I really need my car for work Monday. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

you are gonna have to drill the bolt out and retap the threads and run a new bolt in

 

Would I be better off taking it to the stealer?

 

Take a trip to your local hardware store and look for bolt extraction tools. I am pretty sure that you will find a tool where you drill a hole into the shaft of the broken bolt and then remove it using a reverse thread screw. Some penetrating oil would help with the latter process. Good luck!