Installing lower control arm rubber bumpers????? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

69 air cab · 11-22-2003, 08:23 PM

I was just before installing my reconditioned lower control arms today and was not able to get the new rubber bumpers installed. Uppers were no problem.
I put the bumpers in front of a heater to soften them up but still could not get them in. DOES ANYONE KNOW OF THE SECRET TRICK TO INSTALL THESE DANG THINGS??????
I would really appreciate the help.
69 air cab.

Tuck · 11-22-2003, 08:43 PM

grease and a screwdriver. start one side of the bumper in the slot, then push it the rest of the way with a flat screwdriver.

grease the end of the bumper good.

69 air cab · 11-23-2003, 07:21 PM

thanks Tuck.......I'll give it a try.

68C10 · 11-23-2003, 07:53 PM

That screwdriver thing works pretty well even without the grease.
Slide one end into the slot and then start working the sides with a flat blade screwdriver. If you are gentle but firm and persistant they will learn their place and stay there.:p

SCOTI · 11-23-2003, 08:54 PM

Where did you get 'new' rubber bumpstops? I've hit the local partshouses in my area but all they have are shorter chrysler/GM style different than what the trucks require.

gr8scott51 · 11-23-2003, 10:38 PM

Go to the vendors that are always posting on here. Teeitup, Tim Christian, WES, pickmup, rickspickuparts (sorry if I spelled them wrong or left somebody out) or some of the mail order places that are always being mentioned - classic performance products, no limit, early classic enterprises (again my apologies). Josh had all of these folks listed on the main page, but they disappeared with the server problems.

good luck, scott

69 air cab · 11-24-2003, 08:12 PM

I think I got these from LMC (www.lmctruck.com) and they were about $4 each. I also buy from www.truckandcarshop.com.
A lot is made overseas but the quality of almost $2000 in parts has been good.

SCOTI · 11-24-2003, 09:48 PM

I've got a couple of catalogs lying around, I just never thought about seeing if they had the front control arm bumpstops. I guess I'll check tonight. Thanks.

cdowns · 11-24-2003, 10:28 PM

DON"T USE GREASE ON THEM it will cause prematue deterioration use something like dishsoap

cduster · 11-24-2003, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cdowns
DON"T USE GREASE ON THEM it will cause prematue deterioration use something like dishsoap

Just what I was thinking, too.

hobby67stepside · 11-25-2003, 12:35 AM

I use dishwashing detergent for a lubricant when doing this type of job. Slicker'n snot!!!!

FRENCHBLUE72 · 11-25-2003, 01:16 AM

I got new bump stop's from the local g.m. dealer and they had a vasaline like packet with them, worked really good..

Daryl87 · 02-06-2016, 05:01 PM

I was still struggling with the dish soap (specifically on the lower rectangular ones) so I threw the rubber bumpers into a pot of boiled water and let them soften up for a minute or two, hit the metal with the soap and they popped right in! I used a pair of pliers to pull them out of the water.

11-22-2003, 08:23 PM	#1
69 air cab Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Maryville, TN Posts: 477	Installing lower control arm rubber bumpers????? I was just before installing my reconditioned lower control arms today and was not able to get the new rubber bumpers installed. Uppers were no problem. I put the bumpers in front of a heater to soften them up but still could not get them in. DOES ANYONE KNOW OF THE SECRET TRICK TO INSTALL THESE DANG THINGS?????? I would really appreciate the help. 69 air cab.

11-23-2003, 07:53 PM	#4
68C10 Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Central New Jersey, USA Posts: 328	That screwdriver thing works pretty well even without the grease. Slide one end into the slot and then start working the sides with a flat blade screwdriver. If you are gentle but firm and persistant they will learn their place and stay there.:p __________________ 68C10 1968 C10 SWB No Options but 40K original miles 1967 K20 LWB 283 4-speed South Plainfield, NJ

11-23-2003, 08:54 PM	#5
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,031	Where did you get 'new' rubber bumpstops? I've hit the local partshouses in my area but all they have are shorter chrysler/GM style different than what the trucks require. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

11-23-2003, 10:38 PM	#6
gr8scott51 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 1,839	vendors Go to the vendors that are always posting on here. Teeitup, Tim Christian, WES, pickmup, rickspickuparts (sorry if I spelled them wrong or left somebody out) or some of the mail order places that are always being mentioned - classic performance products, no limit, early classic enterprises (again my apologies). Josh had all of these folks listed on the main page, but they disappeared with the server problems. good luck, scott __________________ Silence is golden, duct tape is silver. - Scott

11-24-2003, 09:48 PM	#8
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,031	I've got a couple of catalogs lying around, I just never thought about seeing if they had the front control arm bumpstops. I guess I'll check tonight. Thanks. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

11-22-2003, 08:43 PM	#2
Tuck Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: pell city,AL Posts: 263	grease and a screwdriver. start one side of the bumper in the slot, then push it the rest of the way with a flat screwdriver. grease the end of the bumper good.

11-23-2003, 07:21 PM	#3
69 air cab Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Maryville, TN Posts: 477	thanks Tuck.......I'll give it a try.

11-24-2003, 08:12 PM	#7
69 air cab Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Maryville, TN Posts: 477	I think I got these from LMC (www.lmctruck.com) and they were about $4 each. I also buy from www.truckandcarshop.com. A lot is made overseas but the quality of almost $2000 in parts has been good.

11-24-2003, 10:28 PM	#9
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	DON"T USE GREASE ON THEM it will cause prematue deterioration use something like dishsoap __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

11-25-2003, 12:35 AM	#11
hobby67stepside Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 952	I use dishwashing detergent for a lubricant when doing this type of job. Slicker'n snot!!!! __________________ '05 2500 HD Silverado 6.0 liter '97 2500 4X4 454 eng '92 2500 4X4 350 eng '78 K20 4X4 400 eng '70 Boss 302 (owner for 27 years) '57 Ford shortbox 383 stroker TH350 tranny '23 T-bucket (built in '78) '02 Explorer '67 C-10 short step NW Iowa

11-25-2003, 01:16 AM	#12
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,608	I got new bump stop's from the local g.m. dealer and they had a vasaline like packet with them, worked really good.. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

02-06-2016, 05:01 PM	#13
Daryl87 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Posts: 22	Re: Installing lower control arm rubber bumpers????? I was still struggling with the dish soap (specifically on the lower rectangular ones) so I threw the rubber bumpers into a pot of boiled water and let them soften up for a minute or two, hit the metal with the soap and they popped right in! I used a pair of pliers to pull them out of the water.

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