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4x4 bushings
Posted: October 24th, 2011, 7:29 pm
by 100hp honda
anybody replaced the upper A arm bushings on a ifs 4x4 ? old ones were a mother to get out. got one new one in after hammering it for 20min. other one went in part way and no type of hammer was going to work. bushings seem to be .5mm bigger the the a-arm bore. is this normal ? was thinking use a dremel with sanding roll in the bore to make it maybe few thousands bigger or heat the arm with propane torch or something and quicky smack the bushings in. not sure either one of these ideas are good but i cant think of no other ways to get thembushings in. about ready to torch the sumbitch and push it off a cliff
Posted: October 24th, 2011, 7:50 pm
by 100hp honda
watched some youtube vids. probly better not fuck with the arm. guess i better find a way to press them in
Posted: October 24th, 2011, 8:05 pm
by 100hp honda
was thinking how do i press them in. one side can be pressed in but then the bolt has to go through them the other bushing put in. how the fak do i press the other side in with a bolt in there ????????? truck is pissin me off
Posted: October 24th, 2011, 10:12 pm
by Mik329
I did it the easy way on my F150. Got the Camburg A-arms with the big uniballs and new poly bushings all around.
Posted: October 25th, 2011, 3:06 pm
by Gmbond
http://www.harborfreight.com/four-wheel ... -4065.html
Worth every penny for jobs like that.
And u joints, ball joints....