[s-cars] Front control arm R&R

[Russ Panneton]

On Mon, 24 Jun 2002 13:52:04 -0700, you wrote:

>Russ:
>
>To actually remove (and to reinstall) the rubber bushing from the lower
>control arm, you need a vertical (hyfraulic) press.  However to take the
>control arm from the subframe, you only need to loosen the screw that is
>holding it to the frame.
>
>Pram
>92S4
>

That's what I was hoping to hear!  I'm replacing the whole control arm, which
includes the bushing and ball joint.  Why is that every rubber part on the urS
cars wears out so soon?

Russ
95.5 S6

>On Monday, June 24, 2002, at 12:55 PM, Russ Panneton wrote:
>
>> S-car Gruppe,
>>
>> How difficult is removing and replacing the front control arms?  I
>> think the
>> inner bushings on my car's front control arms are shot.  The Bentley
>> manual
>> talks about needing a special puller to remove the bushing that
>> supports the
>> inner end of the control arm.  Is this true?  I was hoping it would just
>> unbolt!
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Russ
>> 95.5 S6
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Russ Panneton                          russ at s-cars.org
Nederland, CO              "Too bad ignorance isn't painful"