whats the easiest way to remove control arm bushings
10-21-02, 09:33 PM
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whats the easiest way to remove control arm bushings
trying to remove my control arm bushings but its a pain in the butt. anyone know any tricks to this
10-21-02, 09:35 PM
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Which bushing? Which control arm?
ALL bushings are a royal pain to remove - the easiest way is with a hydraulic press.
Dale
ALL bushings are a royal pain to remove - the easiest way is with a hydraulic press.
Dale
10-21-02, 10:03 PM
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The rears???? What a pain in the butt!!!
Youve gotta remove the 4(four) 19? mm nuts which hold the entire rear subframe to the car. Your rear end will drop to the ground.
Make sure you look carefully at the rear toe adjustment on the control arms. it is part of the nut/bolt assembly were the bushing is. Make sure you remember where the hash mark is.
When putting it back together, reverse the bolt/nut assembly so you can actually take it all off next time without dropping the rear end.
The rear A-Arms can be detached from the hub/stabilizer bar fairly easily. Do a search for "saabguy" user name. You should find more info on this under my "bushings, dropping the rear end" and "Rear toe eliminator" threads.
Youve gotta remove the 4(four) 19? mm nuts which hold the entire rear subframe to the car. Your rear end will drop to the ground.
Make sure you look carefully at the rear toe adjustment on the control arms. it is part of the nut/bolt assembly were the bushing is. Make sure you remember where the hash mark is.
When putting it back together, reverse the bolt/nut assembly so you can actually take it all off next time without dropping the rear end.
The rear A-Arms can be detached from the hub/stabilizer bar fairly easily. Do a search for "saabguy" user name. You should find more info on this under my "bushings, dropping the rear end" and "Rear toe eliminator" threads.
10-21-02, 10:06 PM
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If you torque the rubber and squirt 'carb cleaner'at the 'outer sleeve', it will 'de-vulcanize' the rubber. It will peel right out. This will leave the outer sleeve still in the arm.
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