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#4Thenusingabreakerbarand3cheaterIwasabletobreaktheboltfree.However,Iwasnotoutofthewoodsyet!

#5Evenaftertheboltwasbrokenfreeofthenut,themetalbushingsleeveremainedfrozentothebolt.SoasItwistedthebolt,thecenterofthebushingtwistedwith it. IpushedhardenoughthatIthoughtthebushingwastwistedsofarthatitcouldbreak.IdidntreallywanttotearthebushingapartsoIputapairofViseGripsontheinnersleeveofthebushingandusedacrowbar(yellow)againsttheframetokeep theViseGrips from twisting. WithaLOTof forceon theendof thecheater, thebolteventuallybrokefree(somewhatamazinglytheViseGripshelddespiteallthattorque).

Anotherpossibilityistosimplytwisttheboltandnotworryiftheinnerpartofthebushingtearsfree.Astheboltisextracteditshouldforcetheinnersleeveofftheboltandthebushingisgoingtobereplacedanyway.IjustdidntwanttodothatbecauseIdidntwanttodestroythebushingincaseIwasntabletogettheboltout.

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#6Removetheboltholdingtheforktothelowercontrolarm.

#7Removethestabilizerlinkfromthelowercontrolarm.UseanAllenwrenchintheendofthebolttoholdthestabilizerlinkboltfromturningwhilethenutisremoved.

#8Pullthestabilizerlinkoutofthelowercontrolarm.

#9Removethecotterpinfromthelowerballjointnut.

#10Loosenthelowerballjointnut,butdontremoveitcompletely(tokeeptheknuckleandlowerarmfromflyingaroundwildlywhenthelowerballjointisseparated).

#11Useatwojawpullertoseparatethelowerballjointfromthecontrolarm.

#12RemovetheboltsfromtheRearBushingandComplianceBushing.

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#16Withtheinnerportionofthebushingremoved,Iwasabletouseaflatdisk(fromawheelbearingpresskit)thatfitovertheouterbusingsleevetopushtheCompliancebushingoutofthelowercontrolarm.

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#19Iusedacoldchisselandhammmertobenduppthemetalccollarofthebbushingontwwooppositesides.

#20ThenIwasabletoinsertabearingseparatorunderthecollarandpushoutthebushingusingasocketthatfitontheoutersleeveofthebushing.

#21ThenewShockAbsorberbushingcanbepressedinusingasocketthatfitsontheoutersleeve.

#22ThenewRearBushingcanbepressedinusingasocketthatfitsontheoutersleeve.(Yeh,Iknowitiscrookedbutitstraightenedout!

#23TopushinthenewComplianceBushingyouwillneedsomethingthatlinesupwiththeoutermetalsleeveofthebushingbutgivesclearancefortheinnerbushingsleeve.Iuseda2steelpipeendcapasshownbelow.

#24MakesurethattheorientationoftheComplianceBushingiscorrectandpushitin.

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#25Pushthebushinginuntilthereisanequalamountofthebushingsleeveexposedoneitherside.

#26NowtheLowerControlArmwithnewbushingsisreadytobereinstalled!

Icoatedtheinsidesleevesofthebushingswithantiseize.

#27ReinstalltheLowerControlArmandlooselyinstallallfasteners(ComplianceBushingbolt,RearBushingbolt,ShockAbsorberbolt,StabilizerLinknutandLowerBallJointNut).Then,beforetorquingdownthefasteners,raisethelowercontrolarmsothatitsupportsthevehiclesweight.

#28Tightenallthefastenersdowntospec.

TorquetheComplianceBushingboltto61ftlbs. TorquetheLowerBallJointnutto58ftlbs.

Torquetheforkboltto47ftlbs.

TorquetheRearBushingboltto47ftlbs.

#29InstallanewcotterpinontheLowerBallJointnut.

Hopeyoufoundthishelpful!

JohnC.