 15 minute control arm bushing install |
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| john77 |
 Sep 21 2022, 01:13 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 621 Joined: 21-February 14 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 17,027 Region Association: Southern California 
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Not reinventing the wheel here, but this turned out to be way easier than I expected so figure I'd post it.
I basically copied Elephant Racing's install method but used a pipe clamp instead. So no need to put a hole in the end of the control arm, and no need to clamp the a-arm to a bench or put it in a vice to hold it steady - I kept everything aligned by holding the control arm and pipe below it with one hand and tightened the clamp with my other hand, and the bushings easily slid straight on. Only tools used were the pipe clamp (cast iron pipe and Bessey clamp available at Lowes/Home Depot for $25ish), 914 rubber's install tool (included with my bushings), and dish soap. [/url](IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-17027-1663787638.1.jpg) |
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| JmuRiz |
Sep 21 2022, 04:18 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,503 Joined: 30-December 02 From: NoVA Member No.: 50 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Cool, I have pipe clamps (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)
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| 930cabman |
Sep 21 2022, 05:35 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,632 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States
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Great idea, I will be doing mine this winter. How difficult to remove the old ones? Did you use stock bushings?
TIA |
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| mepstein |
Sep 21 2022, 07:17 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,576 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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It can really vary in difficulty depending on what bushings you use. Different brands will make a difference. What brand bushing did you use?
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| john77 |
Sep 21 2022, 09:39 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 621 Joined: 21-February 14 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 17,027 Region Association: Southern California
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@930cabman @mepstein I used 914rubber bushings. They're wider diameter than the mounts, but all it took to push them in was some liquid soap and my hands. And then pushing them onto the control arms didn't take that much force twisting the pipe clamp with my hand.
Removing the old ones was easy enough, I just blowtorched them until they were smoking and then twisted them off. |
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| Mikey914 |
Sep 22 2022, 02:30 AM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,729 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None
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Nice Job! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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