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Old 04-06-2014, 10:22 PM   #167
aotte1
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Re: 1986 Chevy C10 SWB Step Side

Kevin,
Thanks for the help with the lower control arm. Today worked on taking suspension further apart for rebuilding. It came apart pretty easy. Used impact to remove both upper and lower control arms. Then used air hammer with chisel attachment to remove the bushing. Placed the chisel on the flange of the bushing and the vibration removes it. At first it opens up a gap, and then you can push the chisel down to the bushing cylinder with it operating. Next put pressure on the bushing cylinder at the flange in a motion that causes it to be removed from the vibration. Some come out easy and others take more effort. On each of the bottom shafts one of the bushing came loose from the control arm attached to the shaft. I used a cutting wheel to remove these bushing from the shaft ( the outer most sleeve and rubber ) along with a chisel and hammer on the inner most sleeve after notching it with the cutting wheel.

Les
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