awesomeissquid
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Working on pressing out my front end bushings/ball joints and all went well until the upper control arms. Working on the first one and I was pressing it in a not so great way and it didn't work. So I release the pressure and started looking at how I could make it better and I noticed a gap in the metal cup that houses the bushing where it looks like the two halves are welded together from the factory. I don't recall if it was there before I got started so it kind of freaked me out. I cleaned the area up a bit to see if I could see any cracks propagating from the gap, but I don't see any and it looks like the weld is still intact. Looking at the other arm It looks like the two pieces butt up against each other without a gap. What's the general consensus about this? Could it have come from the factory like this or did I bugger it up and a replacement is due?
Side question, anyone have any tips for getting the bushings out of the upper control arms? They are really giving me a run for my money.
Side question, anyone have any tips for getting the bushings out of the upper control arms? They are really giving me a run for my money.