86 951 Driver

By the time I get off work I should have all the parts I need to get started. I will be replacing the bushings, ball joints, shocks, sturts and front springs on my 924S tonight and the next few days as it will take longer than a few hours. I am looking for any kind of advice that people might have for me before I get started on this job. The only bushings I am replacing are the ones on the front control arms. Do they have to pressed in? Also I am lowering the front end about an inch. How can i line that up with the rear suspension?

krystar

bushings can be lubed up and whacked in with a rubber mallet but yea if u have a shop close, pressing in will be easier.

86 951 Driver

How can I get the old ones out? Also aren't they pressed in to begin with?

krystar

do u have the ones that can be removed? my 83 had the non serviceable bushings that were glued to the control arm.

since it doesn't need to be intact, i'm sure you can find various implements in the garage to remove a bushing

V2Rocket

i burned a bushing out of my control arms

nkgosselin

My blog kevingosselin.blogspot.com has some pics of when I did this.

To get the old bushing out, drill through the rubber with a regular hand drill in about 4-5 spots and the bushing can be tapped out easily with a screw driver and hammer.

To press in the bushing, a regular bench vice, dish soap, and a large enough socket are all you need.

67King

I've used a vice with two large sockets - one just smaller than the bore for the busing on one side, one larger on the other. Very effective.

86 951 Driver

I already hit a bump. I have the bottom bolt out on spindle, but the top eccentric bolt I can't seem to get out. It is like frozen. Does anyone have any tips? I have PB blaster on it right now, and I tried an impact gun. Will I have to get new bolts and just cut it off? I would rather not cut it off and have the alignment place replace it if necessary. Any tips to get this off would be helpful. HELP ME!!!!!

amac944

If you can, get a breaker bar in there, and use a long "cheater" bar from the galvanized metal pipe (plumbing) section of your local hardware store that can fit around your breaker bar. You might also try heat (propane torch works sometimes) and then touch a candle to it. Sometimes the wax gets in there and can break things loose.

nkgosselin

Take the whole strut out and spindle out and take it to a shop tomorrow to break off if you do not have a larger helper bar. I find the handle of my floor jack is great big cheater bar.

krystar

yea floor jack handle is a great 4ft cheater bar. but you probably won't get it in there hehe.

def torch it.

86 951 Driver

Okay my problem is that the whole bolt spins. Which when that happens it bends that metal that is supposed to stop the washer or move it for camber. I don't want that to get messed up. I am using a breaker bar and an impact gun. I am letting the PB blaster sit over night. I just found out my ball joints are riveted on what do I do to change those? How do you take the sway bar mounts off the control arms?

krystar

don't spin the bolt. spin the nut on the other side. once that nut comes off, u can move the bolt out or tap it with hammer to get it out.

86 951 Driver

That may be a problem now. Since the bolt has already been spinning. I was trying to use an impact gun for this. The other side worked, but I may have to get a new washer which I would leave up to the place whereever I get it aligned at. I will try to use the breaker bar again. I have let it sit overnight with some PB blaster on it. Hopefully that will break it free.

nkgosselin

And just drill out the balljoints, again pics on my site. search SPEC 944 on there.

You just drill them out. Buy the proper hardware to install new ones. Very, very easy.