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| jack20 |
 Nov 30 2015, 05:13 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 416 Joined: 7-November 14 From: Granite Bay, CA Member No.: 18,099 Region Association: Northern California 
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I need to replace the front rubber bushings and am planning to use the Elephant Racing bushings and install tools. I have not been able to find a video or other info regarding removal of the control arms. I am not near my car so I can't crawl under right now.
Will I need to remove the hubs, brakes or anything else to remove the control arms? Thanks, Jack |
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| Java2570 |
Dec 1 2015, 09:20 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 649 Joined: 7-May 11 From: Fishers, IN Member No.: 13,035 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
If you are going with the rubber bushings, absolutely make note of the angle of your bushing retainers when you pull off your control arms. That way, when you install the new rubber bushings and go to set the angles, you will be putting them back in the same position. I just did this with Elephant rubber bushings and had a problem with the retainers being off slightly....not sure if I just wasn't accurate in measuring or if they moved a little. I used the angles provided with the Elephant instructions but it's also possible that my car may be slightly different. Be diligent in all those details and it should be fairly easy.
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| Olympic 914 |
Dec 1 2015, 10:49 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,734 Joined: 7-July 11 From: Pittsburgh PA Member No.: 13,287 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(Java2570 @ Dec 1 2015, 10:20 AM)  If you are going with the rubber bushings, absolutely make note of the angle of your bushing retainers when you pull off your control arms. That way, when you install the new rubber bushings and go to set the angles, you will be putting them back in the same position. I just did this with Elephant rubber bushings and had a problem with the retainers being off slightly....not sure if I just wasn't accurate in measuring or if they moved a little. I used the angles provided with the Elephant instructions but it's also possible that my car may be slightly different. Be diligent in all those details and it should be fairly easy. I thought that angle was only helpful for the initial installation. the control arms move in the bushings when the suspension is working. those angles will change depending on where the suspension is in its travel. not in relation to each other but in relation to the 0 point of the control arm you used when setting them.. |
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jack20 Control Arm Bushing Replacement Nov 30 2015, 05:13 PM
pete000 I did the Elephant rubber bushings and it was not ... Nov 30 2015, 06:03 PM
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I did the Elephant rubber bushings and it was not... Nov 30 2015, 06:08 PM Harpo The only hard part was getting the old bushings of... Nov 30 2015, 06:30 PM jack20
The only hard part was getting the old bushings o... Nov 30 2015, 06:41 PM LowBridge This is the minimum needed to replace the bushings... Nov 30 2015, 06:49 PM jack20
This is the minimum needed to replace the bushing... Nov 30 2015, 06:54 PM LowBridge
This is the minimum needed to replace the bushin... Dec 1 2015, 05:51 AM pete000 Burning the rubber bushing is messy.
They do jus... Nov 30 2015, 07:11 PM stugray I have done this twice recently, once at the track... Nov 30 2015, 07:12 PM jack20
I have done this twice recently, once at the trac... Nov 30 2015, 07:19 PM stugray After purchasing the elephants, I found these for ... Nov 30 2015, 09:05 PM JamesM
After purchasing the elephants, I found these for... Dec 1 2015, 12:45 AM JamesM
If you are going with the rubber bushings, absol... Dec 1 2015, 04:48 PM Catorse Easy! 20 ton press takes the bushings with the... Dec 1 2015, 08:20 PM |
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