Front lower control arm bushings ONLY?
- Thread starter SiberianDVM
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Which harbor freight balljoint press did you use? I tried a few and couldn't get clearance with the hub on the car.
i used this one. you have to be creative but it can be done if you have the right stuff laying around. when removing it you have to press it out towards the back of the car. so you have to use something thats small at first to fit in there then you switch to somthing bigger the more the bushing gets pushed out. you can't press it forward cause there not enough room for the cup and all. installing them is easier but you have to press it in from the outside race or youll destroy the new part. if you've intstalled bearings you know this but i figured id mention it for people that might not know. another hint is put the new bushing in the freezer will make pressing it in much easier :biglaugh:
http://www.harborfreight.com/ball-joint-service-kit-for-2wd-and-4wd-vehicles-60827.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/ball-joint-service-kit-for-2wd-and-4wd-vehicles-60827.html
I may just take this to my friend's shop and have it done lol I don't want to deal with bearings.
Started working on the rear last evening and didn't get far. The only nuts and bolts that will budge are the camber bolts that I previously loosened. Everything else is tight, tight, tight.
3p141592654;2019436 said:
haha yeah no problem!
Doat;2019440 said:
i can see that i just like to do it myself to know its done right and i enjoy working on my car but understand how you might not want to mess with it
SiberianDVM;2019494 said:
well if the camber bolts are loose and not seized thats a really good thing cause that ruins bushing more than the bushing actually failing on these cars. so spray pb blaster or something along those lines let it sit then get a big 1/2 breaker bar and give them hell lol
I feel the same way I try to do as much as I can on my car but I hear with bushings you need acetylene torches, 20 ton presses, etc.