What is an acceptable amount of play in the lower control arm?
#21
Yes these are aluminum & have bolt in grease-able ball joints...The best deal that I could find..
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Two-Control...5/222792429478
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Two-Control...5/222792429478
#24
I went to advanced auto and they rent out exactly what I need to do the job. I have decided to go with the moog problem solver bushings and ball joints I was at the bone yard today and pulled a set of lower control arms off an hhr of my year for $30. I'm going to clean them up and put the new bushings and ball joints in them and just swap the rebuilt ones into my car when I get a chance. I know it's kind of a backwards way of doing it but I just assume I would work on them to get them set then throw them in like I bought new arms when I get time
#25
Yes these are aluminum & have bolt in grease-able ball joints...The best deal that I could find..
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Two-Control...5/222792429478
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Two-Control...5/222792429478
#27
Gee my point , all along. New ball joints ( you only drill out the rivets once) then the bushings, a ball joint press rental or a large bench vice, I have used an air chisel and a BF hammer.
Why , because nobody provides those bushings installed.
Well worth the effort, thanks for your time posting your method
Why , because nobody provides those bushings installed.
Well worth the effort, thanks for your time posting your method
#28
At first I really wanted to just get it done quick and buy the complete arms but I really wanted it to last so I decided to go the extra step and just rebuild with decent parts that are proven to last vs. Complete arms with questionable quality parts. The only thing that I found irritating is that I had to try 2 different style presses from the parts store that did not even want to work. Even the employees could not get them to seat correctly. Luckily I found a person with a homemade job that worked out perfectly with these bushings. This was made with a heavily modified pulley puller and a cut down large socket welded to it.
#29
One one left is two inches and the other bolt that came with the control arm is 1 1/2 ...