[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] RE: control arm bushings
Wouldn't it be a good idea to heat the control arm in the oven and freeze the bushing in the refrigerator before trying to install it? Aleksander Mierzwa Warsaw, Poland mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl 87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine) 88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's) 91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-) > -----Original Message----- > From: Don Hoefer [SMTP:hoefer@eng.pko.dec.com] > Sent: Thursday, February 26, 1998 4:14 PM > To: human@nh.ultranet.com > Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net > Subject: Re: control arm bushings > [...] > You might try compressing the bushing with > a small piston ring compressor and some hose clamps after greasing it. > Then push it in with a big clamp or a bench vise and a socket. I > tried this but I could not get the whole thing to stay together. The > piston ring compressor I used was too large or too cheap or both. > > Good luck. > > Don Hoefer > '82 Coupe
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