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c10boob · 11-05-2012, 12:13 AM

...one of my new upper control arm bushings! Any tricks or tips on installing those things that will make a better ending story for my next bushing?

My tools are limited but my will is strong

midniteblues · 11-05-2012, 08:11 AM

how about this one...

yesterday I was cutting some wood too make a cab dolly and I was useing the rear frame for saw horses it was all good till out the corner of my eye i watched my almost perfect oe green dash pad vibrate off the roof of the cab(very stupid place to leave it but I thought it would be safe up there) and smash on the frame rails I heard the pad crack as it hit grrrrr! I left it lay for awhile cause I knew I wouldnt be happy when I saw it. it was one thing I didnt wanna have too replace...plans changed

**gmc 2500 4x4** · 11-05-2012, 08:20 AM

1970greenc10 had a dark green pad for sale,

midniteblues · 11-05-2012, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmc 2500 4x4

1970greenc10 had a dark green pad for sale,

I dont know if mine is dark green my spid says 461aa green vinynl trim I'm pretty damn color blind though anybody know if my trim code is light,medium,dark green is the code only a 67-68 color? is this color availble aftermaket(dont really wanna go this way)I can get a pic of it later

arocars · 11-06-2012, 06:28 PM

Install the bushing with a press.

GMCJOE · 11-06-2012, 07:33 PM

Ball joint press's do the trick.

rwolf9653 · 11-06-2012, 10:30 PM

I always put my polyurethane bushings in the freezer for a day before installation so they contrast fully.

davepl · 11-06-2012, 11:25 PM

Hmmm... maybe 3/4T are different, but they just screw in, they're threaded. If the 1/2T are press in, then a press is pretty useful. The problem with control arms is that you need some kind of tube as a spacer between the "ears" so that you don't just bend the control arm.

I bought an OTC ball joint press a month or so ago, and it looks like it'd work very well for that sort of thing. And I've used it for U-joints, pressing out wheel studs, and a number of things, so it's a useful tool to have.

haminator · 11-07-2012, 12:30 AM

The half tons are threaded too. I've actually never changed a threaded arm bushing. The rubber ones come out good with an air hammer and go in good with a large manual hammer. Trucks got rubber bushings sometime in the 80's.

c10boob · 12-09-2012, 07:05 AM

That was it. It was threaded.. and I was confused. Turns out all I had to do was pull the rubber boot off before threading it on. Very easy!

11-05-2012, 12:13 AM	#1
c10boob Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Columbia, MO Posts: 72	What I destroyed today was... ...one of my new upper control arm bushings! Any tricks or tips on installing those things that will make a better ending story for my next bushing? My tools are limited but my will is strong

11-05-2012, 08:11 AM	#2
midniteblues Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: strausstown pa Posts: 3,394	Re: What I destroyed today was... how about this one... yesterday I was cutting some wood too make a cab dolly and I was useing the rear frame for saw horses it was all good till out the corner of my eye i watched my almost perfect oe green dash pad vibrate off the roof of the cab(very stupid place to leave it but I thought it would be safe up there) and smash on the frame rails I heard the pad crack as it hit grrrrr! I left it lay for awhile cause I knew I wouldnt be happy when I saw it. it was one thing I didnt wanna have too replace...plans changed __________________ 81 camaro 355 4/spd 342 posi my first love. 67 swb step 454/4spd ott 373 posi 4/7 drop. 2000 s10 zr2 little blue truck that never gets stuck. '74 heald super bronc vt8. tecumseh powered moon rover.

11-05-2012, 08:20 AM	#3
gmc 2500 4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: ripley ny Posts: 2,897	Re: What I destroyed today was... 1970greenc10 had a dark green pad for sale,

11-06-2012, 06:28 PM	#5
arocars Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Taunton, Massachusetts Posts: 26	Re: What I destroyed today was... Install the bushing with a press.

11-06-2012, 07:33 PM	#6
GMCJOE Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Junction City, KS Posts: 782	Re: What I destroyed today was... Ball joint press's do the trick. __________________ Joseph Joe's 69 GMC http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=543253 1969 GMC SWB-350 SBC 700R4 2013 Ram 2500 CC Laramie Longhorn Edition-6.7 PPEI EFI Live CSP5 5” ProFlo Exhaust

11-06-2012, 10:30 PM	#7
rwolf9653 more ideas than money Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: spring grove, pa Posts: 1,068	Re: What I destroyed today was... I always put my polyurethane bushings in the freezer for a day before installation so they contrast fully. __________________ Randy 1948 Chevy 3100 5 window 1966 Chevy C30 Dually 1967 Chevy K10 1972 Chevy K20 1972 Chevy C10 1972 Chevy K5 Blazer 1987 Chevy V10 2003 Chevy Suburban

11-06-2012, 11:25 PM	#8
davepl Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Redmond, WA Posts: 6,332	Re: What I destroyed today was... Hmmm... maybe 3/4T are different, but they just screw in, they're threaded. If the 1/2T are press in, then a press is pretty useful. The problem with control arms is that you need some kind of tube as a spacer between the "ears" so that you don't just bend the control arm. I bought an OTC ball joint press a month or so ago, and it looks like it'd work very well for that sort of thing. And I've used it for U-joints, pressing out wheel studs, and a number of things, so it's a useful tool to have. __________________ 1970 GMC Sierra Grande Custom Camper - Built, not Bought 1969 Pontiac 2+2 427/390 4-speed Coupe 1969 Pontiac 2+2 427/390 4-speed Convertible

11-07-2012, 12:30 AM	#9
haminator Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Prescott Valley AZ Posts: 345	Re: What I destroyed today was... The half tons are threaded too. I've actually never changed a threaded arm bushing. The rubber ones come out good with an air hammer and go in good with a large manual hammer. Trucks got rubber bushings sometime in the 80's.

12-09-2012, 07:05 AM	#10
c10boob Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Columbia, MO Posts: 72	Re: What I destroyed today was... That was it. It was threaded.. and I was confused. Turns out all I had to do was pull the rubber boot off before threading it on. Very easy!



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