Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 22:59:16 -0700
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From: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: LowerControlArmBushingSwap
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Dennis
My VDubaru is a 90Westy that was originally a Canadian ~ Spent some
of it's growing up years in B'C' ~ Then moved to the PNW for several
years before moving to Castle Rock, CO where I found it in '06 with
107K mi's on it & moved it to NM. I did the RadiusRodBushings back in
Jul with T3TechUrethanes & the MountPlates were in PrettyNice
condition ~ amazingly the underside of this Van, in fact the whole
Van, with 185K mi's on it now, doesn't look much worse than my '83.5
with 94K mi's, which has been mine, here in NM, since it was new.
The sequence that I decided to use for finalizing the L'C'A'Bush'Swap
was to Snug each side up PrettyGood before they were lowered back onto
the CarRamps ~ then when they were both done I loosened both sides,
bounced the front end a bit & then tightened them back up ~ Does that
sound OK?
ORR ~ DeanB
On 16 Nov , 2013, at 8:29 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
> Here in the Northeast, the bolts are usually rust welded to the
> bushing
> sleeves so out first step is to cut the sleeves and bolts out. Those
> sleeves
> are hardened so they don't Sawzall out easily.
> Did you also do the radius rod mounts? I guaranty they are also shot.
> I don't know how those urethane bushings set up but for the stock
> mounts, it
> is important for the van to be placed down on the ground before
> tightening
> those bolts. Otherwise the mounts will get twisted and move in the
> arms or
> rip off the sleeve requiring doing the job again.
> If changing any on the hardware note this is fine thread, P.C. 10.9
> stuff.
> These bolts coming loose will allow the sleeves to wear through those
> mounting tabs requiring welding repair.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> OlRivrRat
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> Subject: LowerControlArmBushingSwap
>
> ToWhomItMay~~
>
> I'm quite often amused @ the things that Frighten me & those
> that
> don't ~ I have no problem with the thought tearing an engine apart,
> have
> done many, although I doubt that I will ever feel comfortable
> SplittingTheBlock of an H2OBoxer or Subi (I have replaced a Piston
> in an
> EJ25 & it was fairly easy) ~ BUT ~ The thought of putting new
> LowerControlArmBushings in a Vanagon had me finding all sorts of
> excuses to
> do something else (Those BigA**edSprings had me Scared) ~ Even with
> Burley
> telling me & all that I had read from YouGuysThatKnow I still had
> myself
> convinced that for me something was going to go badly & I was
> GoingToGetBit
> ~ It was WayBack in Jun2010 I bought the UrethaneBushings from
> Burley & a
> FewDaysAgo I finely mustered up the nerve to DoTheJob ~ It was
> PrettyMuch a
> PieceOfCake ~
>
> Ran the VDubaru up on CarRamps
>
> Jacked a ControlArm up with a FloorJack & put a JackStand under the
> JackingPoint then lowered the FloorJack
>
> Pulled the BigBolt & MuchToMySurprise ~~ NothingMoved ~ (I know I
> know ~ You
> guys Said ~~ )
>
> Pried the ControlArm "Fist" down & put a block of 2x4 in to keep it
> down
>
> Sawed the FlaredEnd off the Front end of the old bushing with a
> SawzAll
>
> &Then ~ with my SuperSophisticated VeryExpensive
> VanagonLowerControlArmBushingPuller I extracted the OldBushing
>
> Link to Pics of Tool
>
> https://picasaweb.google.com/109991183317103413704/VanagonLowerControlArmBus
> hingPuller
>
> The whole job ~ BothSides ~ including the time it took to
> InventTheTool took
> about 3hrs ~ Having a GearWrench helps a Bunch on making QuickWork of
> cranking that nut on the Tool ~
>
> The HardestPart was getting the holes lined back up so as to get the
> BigBolt
> back in.
>
> Hope this might help someone else that feels the need to do
> this ~
>
>
> ORR ~ DeanB
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