Alignment cam bolt

Are you sure you have your wrenches on the correct hexes? There are 2 hexes on 1 end of the cam. The small hex is the bolt. The large hex is the cam. The small hex is the one you want to be turning to loosen or tighten up the cam. This is all if you are working with the top cam in that pic.

Take a pic of the cam you are working with, with the wrenches on both ends of what you are trying to turn.

 

So both ends of the cam should move together, correct? When doing my alignment the other day, the guy turned the driver rear cam and only one side of it moved... the other side of the cam wouldnt budge. I think the passenger front did the same thing, but with the other two, both sides moved together. Not sure if my bolts need to be replaced or if the bushings are shot... my alignment is now worse than it was. Cant keep the thing straight so something is off

 

Yes, but to break them free, you first put a wrench on both sides and turn them together, after loosening or removing the bolts, of course. If it don't budge, they are seized - welcome to the club! It's the front facing cam bolts that usually seize. If you can't punch out the cam bolt, it'll be seized to the inside of the bushing, and you'll have to cut the cam bolt to remove the LCA, then replace the bushings with the seized bolts.

 

Thanks for the response! I was in the shop with the tech and for the rear driver cam, he loosened the nut on the back and turned the cam on the nut side, it hesitated but moved. But he said it wasnt moving on the other side... I'll try to take some time and see if I can get it removed to figure out what's wrong. Should I Jack the truck up and put it on stands to do this? Also should I remove the bottom shock mounts? Or leave the shocks in?

 

Had to sawzall one of mine out when installing my LT kit. Now one side oem, the other SPC.

 

@Minimag95 Leave the shocks on, but lift the truck to make it easier to break free the cam bolts without having to deal with 'dragging' the suspension with the tires on the floor. You can try penetrating fluid and some heat to try and break the rust. Good luck.