The idea behind tacking the bushing to the control arm is so that the
bushing is the active wear surface, not the control arm.

Bushings readily available and cheap, control arms not so much...

On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 7:25 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> I just recently installed Febi bushings. The body had two different
> OD's. My guess is that the smaller OD lets you line it up in arm so
> you stand a better chance of pressing them in straight.
>
> I pressed old parts out and new in, with vice, piece of exhaust pipe
> and steel plate to back up part and pipe. Pic of old Meyle removed:
> http://tinyurl.com/3d7kkat  I think a vice jaw pressing on part
> deformed it. Pretty sure that's not what it looked like new. Pic of
> old part tack welded to arm: http://tinyurl.com/3lbotjr  not saying
> it's needed, but pic should show how small and how little actual weld
> may be needed.
>
> Of the Meyle and Febi I removed only one pair had the tack welds IIRC.
> Neither were turning in the arm AFAIK.
>
> I have a MIG so tack welded the new parts just for the halibut, but
> when pressed in, they seemed pretty tight to the arm.
>
> These being the observations of a first timer install.    ;)
>
> Neil.
>
>
>
> On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 3:29 PM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote:
>
>
> > I have about 300,000 miles on my Westy with the bushings NOT spot welded
> -
> > no problems.  Some say it must be done; some say not needed (this ought
> to
> > start a war).
>
>
>
> --
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>
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>
>
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>

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