[Shotimes] Lower Control Arm Help
Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
Mon, 7 Jul 2003 13:42:58 -0400
You've just about got me sold Ron! Yeah, it's the pinch bolts I'm
afraid of. I don't need that kind of aggravation any more. I've
lost enough hair already!
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
"Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net> wrote on 07/07/2003 01:23:12 PM:
> To be honest with you, paying folks to do things like rear struts are
well
> worth it, unless:
>
> 1. You are unemployed, a poor student, or poor because of other
> circumstances, and have a lot of time (but no money).
>
> 2. You are a true masochist who enjoys spending a weekend struggling
with
> parts that will break upon removal.
>
> The strut part is OK, but the rear pinch bolts are smaller than the
front
> (and you managed to break a front one!!), plus there is always the joy
of
> getting old swaybar links off and putting new ones on.
>
> 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 1:09 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Lower Control Arm Help
>
>
> Yep. Lived in Cleveland it's whole life before I got it. I'm afraid to
> do the rear struts now. I was going to do them in a couple months,
> but I may pay a shop to do them now.
>
>
> 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
>
>
>
> "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net> wrote on 07/07/2003 12:19:10 PM:
>
> > 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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