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04-14-06, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by 82transam
Its pretty easy with a torch, just get them so hot that they literally melt out of the control arm, takes like 5 minutes per bushing. Just clean the arm up real good when its cooled down and off you go.
04-14-06, 10:00 AM
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just use a couple of matches...only takes a couple minutes longer than a torch...if you know someone who has an ascedaline torch...could probably do them all in 5 minutes...
04-14-06, 10:05 AM
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I spent two days trying to pull the control arms off of my parts car. I tried a torch, I tried pressing them out with a big-assed C-clamp, tried the old big F'n Hammer. You name it, I tried it.
In the end, I spent thirty bucks at Home Depot for a 4 1/2 inch angle grinder with a cutoff wheel. I sliced through the bolts (in between the A-arm and the Frame) in about five minutes. Yeah, I have to replace the bolts. But compared to the trouble I saved, I say its worth it. If I had done this first, I would have saved two days of my time.
In the end, I spent thirty bucks at Home Depot for a 4 1/2 inch angle grinder with a cutoff wheel. I sliced through the bolts (in between the A-arm and the Frame) in about five minutes. Yeah, I have to replace the bolts. But compared to the trouble I saved, I say its worth it. If I had done this first, I would have saved two days of my time.
04-14-06, 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by FirebirdSlayer666
Don't listen to Matt, he's just still a lil horny from watching Brokeback Mountain
one can only wonder what the 'extras' include..........................
staying on topic:
YES BUSHINGS SUCK!!
04-14-06, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Lee Lyons
just use a couple of matches...only takes a couple minutes longer than a torch...if you know someone who has an ascedaline torch...could probably do them all in 5 minutes...
04-14-06, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Alex-7
Matches? lol how about a magnifying glass and the sun? or light a cigar and use it to poke the bushings out?
Just buy a $20 propane torch.
Just buy a $20 propane torch.
04-14-06, 11:35 AM
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putting Poly bushings in? If so, put some dry silicone lubricant on 'em to prevent squeaks. The wet stuff will attract road dirt and make a sandpaper paste that'll chew through them
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I'm not looking forward to it. Let me know how it goes, and how you like the bushings. Thats coming up quick on my list of things to do. Right after tuning my carb and removing the A/C.
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Originally Posted by inuissus_cendi
I'm not looking forward to it. Let me know how it goes, and how you like the bushings. Thats coming up quick on my list of things to do. Right after tuning my carb and removing the A/C.
04-14-06, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by oldsk00l
damn it all the bushings under my car are bad. Soon I will feel your pain.
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