In the process of adding the Delta VS Panhard Lift Bracket to flatten out that panhard and improve highway handling I just went through this as well getting my driver side panhard bolt to crack loose. The previous owner had installed some aftermarket heavy duty adjustable panhard bar which was great for the Icon Stage 3 suspension he'd also installed (or had installed...). However that bolt would not budge with two different impact drivers, lots of penetrating oil, or my 2' breaker bar with all the force I could muster. So I got an idea... I took the 3-ton rolling floor jack, installed the breaker bar and a tight impact socket, put the jack under the end of the breaker bar and started lifting with far more force than I could ever muster myself, that bar was clearly bending and had quite a curve to it when !POP! the bolt released! It then came out the rest of the way with the impact driver. Once out it was clear that the previous owner had used a large amount of Loctite Red (permanent) thread locker compound on the bolt. There was little to no rust on the threads. Who knows how much torque it ultimately took, but it was a lot. I got it the bracket installed and everything back together and torqued up to the around 160 ft-lbs, but will order a replacement bolt in the near future for fear that it may have been damaged by the removal torque.
Since the addition of the Delta VS panhard lift also triggered a need to shorten the panhard by about 1/4" to near factory length I also needed to crack the big 2" locking nut on the panhard... same general problem as before using a 2" crows foot on the breaker bar. So, I removed the bar completely, laid the nut flats on top of a steel 5# maul on the driveway then smacked the nut hard from above with a 2# brass maul, rotated to the next nut flat and repeated until I'd worked my way around the nut. Reinstalled the panhard and used the floor jack technique again on the breaker bar and 2" crows foot and pop went that big nut allowing me to adjust the panhard to the right position. All in all a harder install project than expected, but got it done.
Since the addition of the Delta VS panhard lift also triggered a need to shorten the panhard by about 1/4" to near factory length I also needed to crack the big 2" locking nut on the panhard... same general problem as before using a 2" crows foot on the breaker bar. So, I removed the bar completely, laid the nut flats on top of a steel 5# maul on the driveway then smacked the nut hard from above with a 2# brass maul, rotated to the next nut flat and repeated until I'd worked my way around the nut. Reinstalled the panhard and used the floor jack technique again on the breaker bar and 2" crows foot and pop went that big nut allowing me to adjust the panhard to the right position. All in all a harder install project than expected, but got it done.
