Yes on the uppers, the part no is on the rubber in the pic (if you zoom in) 48702-60090.
Lower arms have different bushings front and back. I went ahead and pressed in 4 solid ones.
All bushing pressed in without issue.
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Lower arms have different bushings front and back. I went ahead and pressed in 4 solid ones.
All bushing pressed in without issue.
Jack90210
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As an aside, what's the procedure for removing the control arms? One arm at a time? What needs to be supported as they are being removed? Thanks in advance!
No support needed, just keep it on the ground and do one arm at a time. Might need a jack or ratchet strap to pull/fudge the axle into place about a half inch or so! Easy peasy!
Would you mind sharing few details like how did you remove, what kind of press you used and what kind of sockets/sleeves or adapters.
I am thinking one would need a 20 ton press. I bought this set and one of those seems to be perfect size.
I ended up using a hole saw to cut out the middle and a hacksaw to cut the shell of each bushing. I have a harbor freight 10 press that i am still learning how far i can push it. It might have worked to get them out but i didnt push it.
I used the press and an adaptor from a ball joint press kit. I put the bushing on the plates of the press with the middle section in the cut out of the plates. Then pressed the link down onto the bushing using an adaptor plate from the ball joint kit that had a concave section just big enough to fit the other middle section of the bushing.
I used the press and an adaptor from a ball joint press kit. I put the bushing on the plates of the press with the middle section in the cut out of the plates. Then pressed the link down onto the bushing using an adaptor plate from the ball joint kit that had a concave section just big enough to fit the other middle section of the bushing.
Any tips now that you changed them?
Some of the bolts/nuts are marked as not reusable in the FSM, mine all looked good but I changed the ones marked in the manual.
Getting the arms back on was not easy. I only removed one link at a time but had to jack up the rear and put on jack stands to maneuver the axle to get the links back in. Once the axle was hanging i used a combinations of jacking the axle and ratchet straps to get the bolts through the links.
Getting the arms back on was not easy. I only removed one link at a time but had to jack up the rear and put on jack stands to maneuver the axle to get the links back in. Once the axle was hanging i used a combinations of jacking the axle and ratchet straps to get the bolts through the links.
I finally got my car back and I have the bushings ready to go.
Next weekend I will try to get the rear done.
Next weekend I will try to get the rear done.
I got the first lower control arm out and have pushed out both rubeer bits. Outer shell didn't come with it.
The first one I used a hacksaw and cut two cuts and it came out.
The second one after the cut it is still stuck in.
The first one I used a hacksaw and cut two cuts and it came out.
The second one after the cut it is still stuck in.
Got both lower control arms done and back in.
First upper control arm is out and trying to get the bush out.
A 6000kg press doesn't do it.
First upper control arm is out and trying to get the bush out.
A 6000kg press doesn't do it.
Good job. I am planning to do those as well with a 20Ton HF press.
hoser
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Pressing in/out bushings is one of my least favorite jobs.... but it still ranks above dealing with rusted and sheared off bolts.
Pressing in is the easy part.
I got the drivers side upper arm back in and started on the passanger side.
I have to think how to get the rear nut off as the long range tank is in the way to use leverage.
Only one upper and panhard to go.
I have to think how to get the rear nut off as the long range tank is in the way to use leverage.
Only one upper and panhard to go.
