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Went to replace my running boards today on my 97 LC. For the driver side, working from front to back, got the first 5 bolts holding the brackets onto the car off super easy. Both the brackets and the running boards themselves are pretty much shot with rust. While I was under there, rust was just dropping all over me. Got a 2nd hand set in very good shape that I'd already cleaned up and ready to install. But the last bolt, at the rear on top, I just cannot get a wrench on at all. It's recessed inside the bracket and there's some kind of suspension or frame mount right behind it, so there just isn't room to get a wrench on it with any kind of room to turn it. I went and bought a compact ratchet and even that was still too big just barely. There's got to be a trick here, but I just am at a complete loss. Took me about 10 minutes at most to get the first 5 bolts off, and spent well over an hour wasting my time trying to find an angle or something to get the last one off. I'd cut it off, but I can't even get a my cutting tool in there it's so tight. I'm bloodied (literally), but not beaten. I'll be back at it tomorrow, hoping for some advice.