forward control bushings????
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TCALZ - I'm not clear on the problem. Mine slide right out of the old ones, I cleaned them up and they went right into the new control arms as shown in the directions attached to the back of the card. I'm working with an '04 -- maybe there was a change to the bushings later?
TCALZ06
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Thanks but these are new parts
I'm looking in my manual and the bushing is either #4 or #31 depending on the side you're working on.
Also, my old bushings don't push out either. I had to have my neighbor take the parts tonight to take the new bushings back out because when I tried using rubber mallet to tap them in I must have tweaked them enough that the cylinder #5 or #26 doesn't slide easy into them and is very tight. I'm having him put my old bushings in the new arms. The only other thing we can come up with is that the chrome adds some material that the polished doesn't have which makes the tolerance tighter.
So has anyone installed the chrome ones yet? I'm also surprised that no one has had to have their old bushings pressed out????????
I'm looking in my manual and the bushing is either #4 or #31 depending on the side you're working on.
Also, my old bushings don't push out either. I had to have my neighbor take the parts tonight to take the new bushings back out because when I tried using rubber mallet to tap them in I must have tweaked them enough that the cylinder #5 or #26 doesn't slide easy into them and is very tight. I'm having him put my old bushings in the new arms. The only other thing we can come up with is that the chrome adds some material that the polished doesn't have which makes the tolerance tighter.
So has anyone installed the chrome ones yet? I'm also surprised that no one has had to have their old bushings pressed out????????
TCALZ06
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I'll post some pics over the weekend. My neighbor who took my old arms to work pressed out the bushings and said they came out much easier.
He took out the original set of bushings in my new arms and they came out harder than when he put them in. It's got to be from the chroming. Tolerance is different for the bore. I would strongly advise anyone doing these to have them pressed in and have a extra set of bushings because they are a biotch to get in.
BDM should have these put in after they chrome.
My neighbor works for a local power company and they have a pretty nice shop and their press is no joke to give you a little more info
I also discovered another problem putting everything back together tonight. The main arm #24 has a bad internal thread for Screw #30 so I have to get a very small tap tomorrow and see if I can fix it.
Also the 3 small Screws #30 for the left control are a weird size allen wrench. It appears to be a 3.5mm. Neither 3mm,4mm or 1/8" work
Anyone else confirm this? I'm going to replace these tomorrow too.
He took out the original set of bushings in my new arms and they came out harder than when he put them in. It's got to be from the chroming. Tolerance is different for the bore. I would strongly advise anyone doing these to have them pressed in and have a extra set of bushings because they are a biotch to get in.
BDM should have these put in after they chrome.
My neighbor works for a local power company and they have a pretty nice shop and their press is no joke to give you a little more info
I also discovered another problem putting everything back together tonight. The main arm #24 has a bad internal thread for Screw #30 so I have to get a very small tap tomorrow and see if I can fix it.
Also the 3 small Screws #30 for the left control are a weird size allen wrench. It appears to be a 3.5mm. Neither 3mm,4mm or 1/8" work
Anyone else confirm this? I'm going to replace these tomorrow too.
