rear control arm bushing
October 21st, 2009, 05:26 PM
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rear control arm bushing
PITA to get in. I froze both bushings and still can't get them in. I got one to go in but it's not in all the way. The other just wouldn't go. I'm using a regular hammer and a block of 2x4 to get it in there. What am I doing wrong? Is there a video somewhere that shows installation of these bushings? What about a C-clamp?
October 21st, 2009, 06:47 PM
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On the differential housing ears they don't go in "all the way" as there is raised lip around the metal bushing shell and you put them in until this lip hits the opening in the differential ear.
On the control arms you will likely not get them in with a hammer. Go to Autozone, etc and rent/borrow (they "rent" it to you and give you your $ back when you return it) a bushing press setup.
It's also better if you make or use some sort of spacer on the control arms to prevent them from collapsing when you press in the bushing.
BE CAREFUL if you are trying to hammer in the bushings on the differential housing...you can snap those "ears" off.....better done with a press also.
On the control arms you will likely not get them in with a hammer. Go to Autozone, etc and rent/borrow (they "rent" it to you and give you your $ back when you return it) a bushing press setup.
It's also better if you make or use some sort of spacer on the control arms to prevent them from collapsing when you press in the bushing.
BE CAREFUL if you are trying to hammer in the bushings on the differential housing...you can snap those "ears" off.....better done with a press also.
October 22nd, 2009, 08:49 AM
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like Patton said, rent the ball joint c-clamp from Auto-Zone or a similar place. Works like a charm to R&R bushings in the rear end housing, you'll just need to make some spacers
Same thing with front and rear control arms, spacers will be needed so the ears of the control arm don't collapse while R&R the bushings. The spacers can be sockets, pieces of metal stock. I've even used wood, although you'd need a lot of wood since they kept splintering and breaking on me.
Same thing with front and rear control arms, spacers will be needed so the ears of the control arm don't collapse while R&R the bushings. The spacers can be sockets, pieces of metal stock. I've even used wood, although you'd need a lot of wood since they kept splintering and breaking on me.
Last edited by junior supercar; October 22nd, 2009 at 10:48 AM.
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