

| Subject: | Re: upper control arm bushing- replacing? |
| From: | Peter Cassidy |
| Date: | Mon, 21 May 2001 17:18:33 +0100 |
On Monday, May 21, 2001, at 05:10 pm, Matthew Pollard wrote: > how easy/hard is the replacement of the upper control arm bushings? I > have some yucky squeeks that i wanna silence. > thanks > m It's not too bad. I replaced mine a few months ago. Bentley says you need a press to get the bushings out. I didn't!! I posted a long article on how to do this job a few weeks (months?) ago here. You'll need an angle grinder & a welder, tho' ... Try dosing the bushings with silicone spray before you go to the trouble of replacing them. Also, remove the upper ball joint & check the whole arm for play by wrenching it left & right .... Pete C '88 Wolfie
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