Upper Control Arm Bushes

sinny · Post by **sinny** » Mon Nov 15, 10 3:14 pm

I've had a bit of a problem fitting the new outer bushing shells into the upper control arms! They are too big!

The new bushes are part of the b body set from Energy Suspension & seem to be the correct ones. I've tried using a vice & press, even heating the control arms up & still no joy!

Am I missing a trick to get them in or is there a likely hood that the control arms have been changed by someone in the past?

ANTON · Post by **ANTON** » Mon Nov 15, 10 3:38 pm

Sinny

Can you take a picture of you upper control arm and the area where the bush goes in.

sinny · Post by **sinny** » Mon Nov 15, 10 3:46 pm

I'll take some photos tonight Anton. Cheers.

Adrian Worman · Post by **Adrian Worman** » Mon Nov 15, 10 5:32 pm

I'm just about to do them on my Challenger with that same ES kit, be interesting to see how you get on with it. Good luck

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Nov 15, 10 9:45 pm

i just did mine on my charger with the same kit went in on worryies a couple of bits of tube and some long studs should do the trick if not somethings wrong

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Mon Nov 15, 10 11:22 pm

rickster wrote:i just did mine on my charger with the same kit went in on worryies a couple of bits of tube and some long studs should do the trick if not somethings wrong

That is how i did it on my Chally (same a-arms) and they are tight but do slowly go in.

sinny · Post by **sinny** » Tue Nov 16, 10 2:23 pm

Sorted!

It was me being a plonker!

I had to cut the old bushes up to get them out but had left the outer shell in place & didn't realise as every photo I've seen shows the bushes already fitted! (this was about 4 months ago - only got around to trying to fit the new ones at the weekend)

A bit more cutting & the outer shells are out & the new ones are in! In my defence, it's the 1st time I've changed bushes & it was getting late!

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Tue Nov 16, 10 2:38 pm

Always best to press them in and out with the correct tool otherwise it is easy to damage the control arm.

Mind you. The "correct tool" can just be thick wall tubing, a large 1/2" drive socket, an assortment of washers, and the long bolt from a three or two leg puller.

Anything that ends up looking something like this...