How do you remove the front clam?

[NobleGuy]

I managed to remove the front floor pan to check on the chassis. There is a bit of corrosion but it's not as bad as I thought it might be. I found that there is comparitively a lot on the very front section and needs POR15ing. Problem is it's a bit of a pain to paint this section properly with the fron clam on. So how is it removed?

I was assuming the pivot bolts could just be removed easily and the clam lifted away, but mine appear not to want to budge - they're quite happy rotating but not to come out (I have removed the bolt safety pins!). There's also the small pivot-holding section bolted onto the chassis but the frontmost nuts on there look impossible to remove (mine have corroded so the nut on the other side needs to be held in place while undoing the main bolt - not enough room behind there to do this as far as I can tell.) Am I missing something?

[peterguk V6 KWK]

Keep trying with the pins. Same problem here...

[NobleGuy]

I'm wondering if the weight of the clam is making lateral movement a bit more difficult. The pins look like they should just come out with a reasonable push. Might also be the amount of gunk used to grease the pivot.

[Biggriff]

I think you have hit the pin on the head. As suggested they should come out and its probably just the weight of the clam causing the resistance.

[Jim O.]

I usually can push out the pin while turning it with an allen socket on a small ratchet. Also, try prying on the pin with a screwdriver while turning it. A bit of penetrating oil may help, if the corrosion is as bad as it sounds.

Jim