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Can't separate control arm from bushing bracket 200

Jim - I've had the control arm spindle get stuck in the inner bushing sleeve on two or three occasions. I solved the problem as follows:

- Separate the bushing by drilling a dozen holes or so holes in the rubber parallel to the bushing axis. Pull the control arm/inner sleeve out of the bracket/outer sleeve assembly.

- Scrape off an end-to-end line of the rubber still adhering to the inner sleeve.

- Use a bench grinder to grind the now-exposed sleeve down to the spindle surface. Don't go too far; you can see when you're getting close because the sleeve metal changes color as it thins out). Grind along the entire length of the sleeve.

- Repeat the cleaning /grinding process on the other side of the sleeve.

- Separate the sleeve halves.

- Press/hammer the outer sleeves from the bracket as you normally would.

Best of luck with the bolt.






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New Can't separate control arm from bushing bracket [200]
posted by  goldjimsberry  on Fri Jul 29 18:43 CST 2005 >


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