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DEFINITELY remove the rear of the control arm! 700 87

posted by  someone claiming to be JohnB on  Sun Nov 18 03:49 CST 2001 [RELATED]

I don't know of any other way to get the other half of the cone rod bushing pair out.

Your 87 probably has the iron lower suspension arm so you can be fairly aggressive about digging out the remainder of the cone bushing with a screwdriver and a hammer (use an old screwdriver or you'll be grinding it so it works on screws again!) but if it's an aluminum lower arm, you'll have to be a lot more careful. I didn't use PB blaster or liquid wrench, I just dug the old stuff out.

Since you're down there, you'll also probably have to replace the swaybar links...the bushing is NLS no longer serviced and you have to buy the entire link..$20 each or so vice the $5 bushing. On the good side, at least you don't have to mess around with sockets and a vice or press to put the new bushing in.





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