[Shotimes] Lower Control Arm Help

[Ron Porter]

Sounds like another "Lifer Midwest SHO"!!  ;-)

Ron Porter 

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 8:23 AM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Lower Control Arm Help


Ha ha ha.  My drivers side control arm took a halacious beating
to finally get it off of the rod.  Fortunately I was replacing it.
The passengers came off easier, after spinning it on the rod to
get out all the ancient dried out rubber.

Incidentally, I was going to remove the drivers side strut rod
so I'd have more room to swing at it.  Got the front nut half way
off and no farther.  Couldn't get it back on tight either.  The shop
that did the alignment had to heat it up to get it back on.


Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

-'95 Green MTX  3/01-1/03
   ShoShop y-pipe

-'95 White MTX
   '96 Brake Upgrade

"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan




shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 07/04/2003 05:12:05 PM:

> I don't think you should be cutting or banging on anything to get the 
tension rod out of the LCA.
> 
> I always remove the LCA from the subframe and from the spindle. I think 
it may be possible to 
> leave the LCA connected to the spindle and then just move the spindle a 
little backwards and then 
> swing the LCA backwards too. 
> 
> Michael
> 94MTX,green,BOS+
> 
>  --- On Fri 07/04, James White < greensho@crown.net > wrote:
> From: James White [mailto: greensho@crown.net]
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 15:48:18 -0500
> Subject: [Shotimes] Lower Control Arm Help
> 
> Need help with the lower control arms.<br><br>Can't seem to pull the 
tension rod out of lower 
> control arm.  Do I try and<br>remove the front of the tension rod and 
then beat it out?  Do I 
> spent an<br>hour or so with the cut-off wheel on the old lower 
control?<br><br>Tried a gear puller
> and there wasn't anything stable to grab except the<br>washer on the 
tension rod, but that didn't 
> seem to do anything before the<br>puller got cocked.<br><br>Well, I am 
off to Sears, hopefully 
> they're open, for a few more sockets,<br>like a 24mm 
deepwell.<br><br>regards, Jim White - 
> 
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