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Re: Front Upper Control Arm Bushings
Posted by stottler (more from stottler) on Tue, 3 Dec 2002 23:49:21
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00 

On the C900 the spring must be compressed to replace the upper control arm
bushings.  I have typically replaced bushings as part of a bigger job that
involved taking the control arm out of the car, but I imagine you can do it
in the car once you get a spring compressor on and get the tension off the
bushings (be extremely, extremely careful with this - there's a whole lot of
energy in a compressed spring and the thing can hurt/kill you if it gets
loose! ).  Getting the old bushing off of the rear end of the shaft may be
tricky; the bushings have metal sleeves in them and they tend to grow fast
to the shaft necessitating cutting wheels, torches, four-letter words, etc.
to get them off. (hint: lube up the new ones with never-sieze when you put
them on!)  You will need a press to push the old bushings out of the
aluminum brackets and to push the new ones in, and, of course, when all is
done you will need a front end alignment.  Good Luck!
Gary Stottler
'78 99 Turbo, all new bushings
'64 96 GT850, all new bushings
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