A arms
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Drifting
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From: Huntsville Alabama
A arms
how hard is it to install lower a arm bushings. Also if any one knows where in the huntsville alabama area to find someone good to install them if i chose not to do it my self please let me know. Thanks
Racer
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From: Huntsville AL
Silver00V6Camaro,
After checking around here in Huntsville I found that they wanted $10 a bushing X 4 = $40 (I was doing upper and lower, both sides) plus I was doing my U-joints which they wanted $10 each x 6 = $60 (I was doing all of them) so it justified buying a press for $100 at harbor freight. Well worth the investment and has paid for itself several times. That is the route I would go, otherwise you can use mine, the hardest part is getting them off.
www.angelfire.com/al/swhite7/frontend.html
YBnormal...drive a vette
After checking around here in Huntsville I found that they wanted $10 a bushing X 4 = $40 (I was doing upper and lower, both sides) plus I was doing my U-joints which they wanted $10 each x 6 = $60 (I was doing all of them) so it justified buying a press for $100 at harbor freight. Well worth the investment and has paid for itself several times. That is the route I would go, otherwise you can use mine, the hardest part is getting them off.
www.angelfire.com/al/swhite7/frontend.html
YBnormal...drive a vette
Race Director
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From: Waterloo ontario Canada
Originally Posted by Ybnormal
Silver00V6Camaro,
After checking around here in Huntsville I found that they wanted $10 a bushing X 4 = $40 (I was doing upper and lower, both sides) plus I was doing my U-joints which they wanted $10 each x 6 = $60 (I was doing all of them) so it justified buying a press for $100 at harbor freight. Well worth the investment and has paid for itself several times. That is the route I would go, otherwise you can use mine, the hardest part is getting them off.
www.angelfire.com/al/swhite7/frontend.html
YBnormal...drive a vette
After checking around here in Huntsville I found that they wanted $10 a bushing X 4 = $40 (I was doing upper and lower, both sides) plus I was doing my U-joints which they wanted $10 each x 6 = $60 (I was doing all of them) so it justified buying a press for $100 at harbor freight. Well worth the investment and has paid for itself several times. That is the route I would go, otherwise you can use mine, the hardest part is getting them off.
www.angelfire.com/al/swhite7/frontend.html
YBnormal...drive a vette
For the universal the outer 2 half shaft flanged universals can quickly become damaged if a proper bolt on support is not used.
I don't believe in force for universals or bushings. Drill out the bushings, using a flapper wheel clean, grease and with minimal force install the new ones. I don't use rubber, I use poly bushings and they are easier to install. Rubber is much harder.
Le Mans Master
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From: I can walk to MA
I agree - careful with a press. I made support pieces from
some iron pipe that I place between the ears of the arms -
even when hammering them in. A small sanding drum or flapper
like Norval suggests and grease - they drive in without much trouble.
You'll need a really big socket or piece of pipe to drive them in.
Getting them out is the tough part. An air chisel works best,
but it is easy to mess up the arms. I sent my lowers out,
the first time I did a front end rebuild. They came back with a
chisel cut right through the bore. I had to weld. grind to fix it.
From then on, I have learned to do it myself.
Download Lars' paper from corvettefaq.com:
http://www.corvettefaq.com/lars.asp
These are the techniques I use now, but I have found that a
propane torch on the arms can make removal 10 times easier.
some iron pipe that I place between the ears of the arms -
even when hammering them in. A small sanding drum or flapper
like Norval suggests and grease - they drive in without much trouble.
You'll need a really big socket or piece of pipe to drive them in.
Getting them out is the tough part. An air chisel works best,
but it is easy to mess up the arms. I sent my lowers out,
the first time I did a front end rebuild. They came back with a
chisel cut right through the bore. I had to weld. grind to fix it.
From then on, I have learned to do it myself.
Download Lars' paper from corvettefaq.com:
http://www.corvettefaq.com/lars.asp
These are the techniques I use now, but I have found that a
propane torch on the arms can make removal 10 times easier.
