[Vwdiesel] Control arm bushings

[James Hansen]

that's not good- methinks the bolt is in a blind nut, that is sort of a 
in a  big void- which could be a full jug of water if it wants to be, 
maybe just from condensation.  I don't ever recall driving that deep in 
water. The nut gets rusted as bad as mine was somehow, so it has to get 
in there from somewhere on high and not run out.
  To weld in the nut, I had to chop a small hole big enough to grab the 
blind nut above and to the front side of the mount bolt with a needle 
nose vice grip, and weld a new nut down after the bushing was in... then 
reweld the flap of metal up, reseal, rust protect, antiseize the crap 
out of it,etc, etc.
A bigger pry bar is just fine- if it wasn't broken before, and you 
destroy it ohn disassembly, it needed fixing anyway. That's another 
thing you realize as you get older and smarter. :-)
-james

S. Shourds wrote:
> James Hansen wrote:
>> The control arm should come out with the bolt removed, I'm sure my 89 
>> just came apart like that.... except with mine, I had to weld in a new 
>> blind nut on BOTH sides.  I think it is the piece of metal you're 
>> referring to that is the carrier for the blind nut, is spot welded to 
>> the body.
>> It's been a looong time, but I'm sure with all bolts out, I just 
>> yarded the thing out.
>> I still have a parts pile that was an 82 as well... the left side is 
>> good IIRC... the right side was sheared off beheading a Grand Am.
>> -james
>>
> 
> 
> Fair enough.  My usual impulse is to get a bigger pry bar and hit it 
> with a bigger hammer, but I'm trying to resist that as I get older and 
> allegedly smarter.  One disturbing thing was the amount of water that 
> ran out when I loosened the rear control arm mount bolt.  That car has 
> been sitting in the garage for months...... 
> 
> 
> -Shalyn     
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