A-arm removal?

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Jan 13, 2017 | 04:14 AM

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bcameron59

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OK, I'll look for the tie rod threads. When I started this thread I was just doing A-arms.
Now you guys have me talked in to doing all three. But appreciate the advice. I really would like toget rid of that little squirliness. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Heh heh. Another one started on the slippery slope.

Our work here is done.

Jan 14, 2017 | 08:10 PM

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I got my car up on jacks today and observed the bushings while jacking up the front suspension. On the trailing bushing I noticed that the bushing inner shell moved, the outer shell stayed in place and the bushing itself appears to have a torquing motion on it. This leads me to believe that it is in fact necessary to load the suspension before tightening.

I agree that ramps are the best option.

Any experts want to weigh in?

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Jan 15, 2017 | 12:13 AM

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So are you saying, assemble everything finger-tight put car back on the ground, then drive it up on ramps or lift, then tighten to specs?

Jan 15, 2017 | 12:24 AM

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You can probably go a bit more than finger tight, but I wouldn't go full torque till it's loaded. You can loosen, to ensure bushings orient properly, and re tighten to full torque once its on a ramp.

I'd also recommend jacking the rear up so the normal weight distribution is in place. If only the front is on ramps, the suspension won't be fully loaded.

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Jan 17, 2017 | 03:32 AM

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Came across an earlier thread on this topic, basically if you have oem style bonded rubber bushings, you should preload before torquing, but if you are doing polyurethane bushings it doesn't matter because they can rotate freely as they are not bonded.

https://rennlist.com/forums/993-foru...arm-bolts.html

Jan 20, 2017 | 04:07 PM

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Arms, ball joints, tie rods came out without a problem. Waiting for parts to come back, hope install goes as smoothly! Thanks for the education, probably would not have tried it, without your input.

Jan 20, 2017 | 04:54 PM

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