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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 02:28 PM
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Default Upper control arm bushings

Alright, lower bushings are done. Now the upper bushings need doing (I accidentally put joints in the subject instead of bushings).

Since there's no weight on the upper arm (as long as you tether the hub to something to hold it's weight), are these ones relatively easy to do at home? Napa and O'Rielly's say they don't have any kind of rent-a-press nor do they know of one being needed.

I could see freezing the new ones to shrink them into fitting, but what about getting the old ones out?

Seems like it's just remove tire, support hub/upright, undo bolts holding the bushing in (leaving the camber bolts in place), figure out how to remove the old ones, remove new ones from freezer, heat up control arm, shove new bushings in, replace bolts, put tire on, get it aligned?

Right now it has 1.5 degree of camber in each front tire. I'm hoping since I only commute 26 miles a day, I can get the bushings in and another re-alignment before I start tearing up this set of tires.
 

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