WOO-HOO!
After much hammering, oiling, heating, twisting, picking, bruising, etc the
second a-arm is off.
I feel great!
Robert D.
-----Original Message-----
>Thanks!
>
>No, I haven't. I'm using liquid wrench and Saturday morning, weather
>permitting, will be the next time I get close with a hammer.
>
>I had to pick up a new can of penetrant today. Next spray tomorrow
morning,
>if I'm ahead of schedule. :)
>
> Are you saying that the metal sleeves, if separated from the rubber, will
>fit through the hole in the chassis where the bolt fits through? That
could
>be a good thing.
>
>I'm not sure that I get this part, ... but I'm still thinking.
>>And one thing I did not know when I started
>>is that the front half of the front bushing and the rear half of the rear
>>bushing have to come out ( in the same direction as nut and washer) before
>>the arm can come out
>
>The first one came off so easily. ( But, it was probably 'touched' more
>recently by a PO. (hints of accident.))
>
>Robert D.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ainglis@bcresearch.com <ainglis@bcresearch.com>
>To: RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca <RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca>
>Date: February 22, 2000 4:55 PM
>Subject: A-arm pins
>
>
>>Robert:
>>Have you got them off yet? I seem to have taken too many apart recently.
>>I used lots of liquid wrench. And one thing I did not know when I started
>>is that the front half of the front bushing and the rear half of the rear
>>bushing have to come out ( in the same direction as nut and washer) before
>>the arm can come out - so you might be able to carve, pop or pry them out.
>>I have used heat too - probably enough to burn off all the rubber at which
>>point the steel sleeves come out with the bolts (just watch out for heat
on
>>brake lines etc - even the fuel line is quite close inside the engine
bay).
>>However, I had the best success with a 10" long punch type tool and hammer
>>hitting against the end of the bolt with the nut half off providing a
>>'socket' to locate the punch. The angle is bad at back and front but the
>>long punch and socket worked for me without damage. On two cars I did not
>>have any exhaust to get in the way.
>>Hope this is some help.
>>Alan
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