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Control arm bushing installation question... 200 1989

posted by  Jorrell on  Wed Apr 2 16:29 CST 2008
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Adding a bit of WD-40 shouldn't cause a problem, but what is important for the front bushings is to set them in the freezer overnight so they shrink a bit. This will make pressing them into the CA much easier. I'm assuming that you are using factory style rubber bushings that are integral with the outer steel sleeve.

Hope that helps, and work fast before the bushings warm up!

jorrell

ps. I have done the same job using dry ice (frozen CO2) and the bushings required almost no force to insert, but the "freezer-burn" I got on my fingers took a while to recover from. NOTE: if you go the dry ice route, do NOT hammer the bushings in, it could crack the rubber, oh an yeah, insulating gloves are highly recommended!
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