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Control arm bushing replacement 200 1986

posted by  someone claiming to be gold 245 on  Mon Oct 21 18:32 CST 2002 [RELATED]

I am going to replace the control arm bushings in my 1986 245. I have all parts in hand. How much time should I plan to need to do this job? Special tools? Any tips would be great. Thanks








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Control arm bushing replacement 200 1986

posted by  someone claiming to be oty on  Tue Oct 22 08:00 CST 2002 [RELATED]

When torquing the rear control arm bushings I use a racheting box end wrench. It is a quality brand and did not slip. This way you can get much more movement on the wrench vs a regular box end. I'll testify that if you torque the bushings before you put the suspension under a load, the bushings will wear out in under 5K miles. Live and learn.








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Control arm bushing replacement 200 1986

posted by  someone claiming to be miracleman49 on  Tue Oct 22 02:54 CST 2002 [RELATED]

Remember to only 'snug up' the bolts and do not torque the bolts until the vehicle is already back on the ground (off the jack/jackstands).







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Control arm bushing replacement 200 1986

posted by  Matt L on  Tue Oct 22 06:58 CST 2002
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Not only is this for safety reasons (as you should never reef on a wrench while under a car on jackstands) but the new bushings will wear faster unless they are "pretorqued".

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Matt L. -- Cary, NC -- '91 740 wagon








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Control arm bushing replacement 200 1986

posted by  haroon on  Mon Oct 21 19:51 CST 2002
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Remove the brackets and have the new bushings pressed on in a machine shop. It's advisable to tach weld the rear C arm bushings on, if you don't have dealer ones. Aftermarket ones are known to come off.

Yes, you will a stubby 19mm or 18mm (forgot the size) wrench to torque down the bushings.








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Control arm bushing replacement 200 1986

posted by  someone claiming to be gold 245 on  Tue Oct 22 18:37 CST 2002 [RELATED]

haroon

What are the correct torque value for the front and rear control arm bushings. Thanks

Dale







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