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I love doing suspension stuff, because everything is large, and easy to understand. A little more muscle involved than most things, and I got a nasty pinch bruise between my thumb and finger, but I still like it.
Removed both front control arms, burned out old sway bar end link bushings, pressed new end link bushings in, replaced sway bar mounts/bushings, all under 2 hours (I think). I'll be taking the control arms by a shop today to have them replace the bushings for me, I don't even want to try. After this I should be getting my mustang GT wheels (with tires that have supposedly more than %50 tread) before Tuesday of next week, then get a proper 4 wheel alignment. Then I'll finally be able to drive in a straight line, and hopefully my steering wheel won't shake! That's the part I'm excited about most, not being scared at speeds above 55 mph. |
then we cant call you baldy anymore
i dub thee....tready suspension bushing replacement is simple and straight foward, no tricks no bullshit |
Originally Posted by Baldy' date='Jan 12 2005, 09:49 AM
I love doing suspension stuff, because everything is large, and easy to understand. A little more muscle involved than most things, and I got a nasty pinch bruise between my thumb and finger, but I still like it.
Removed both front control arms, burned out old sway bar end link bushings, pressed new end link bushings in, replaced sway bar mounts/bushings, all under 2 hours (I think). I'll be taking the control arms by a shop today to have them replace the bushings for me, I don't even want to try. After this I should be getting my mustang GT wheels (with tires that have supposedly more than %50 tread) before Tuesday of next week, then get a proper 4 wheel alignment. Then I'll finally be able to drive in a straight line, and hopefully my steering wheel won't shake! That's the part I'm excited about most, not being scared at speeds above 55 mph. I got stock at removing the A arms https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683358.gif , removing the ball joint arm WAS a pain in the ass. My last attempt involved a hughe aluminum fork and a hammer; the fork went all the way thru, I ended up with a torn ball joint boot, and not able to brake it loose from the arm https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683664.gif https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683358.gif BTW - Mine is a 91, I guess 86-88 are way easier https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif |
Holy crap, I had no idea replacing the bushings could have made this much of a noticeable difference. My steering wheel shake is all but gone (I can still feel more of a vibration, but I'm convinced that's tire related). I took a detour into a parking lot and took a tight circle, and took some turns a little quicker on my commute, and there seems to be a lot less understeer.
Originally Posted by Apex13B' date='Jan 12 2005, 05:53 PM
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Next time you remove a ball-joint. BEFORE you brake out the pickle fork. Try UNCLE BANZAI's old-timers trick. (Passed on to him from someone else)
Take two 5 lb sledges, hit the knuckle that the ball joint spindle goes thru on opposite sides simaultaneously. One or two whaps will pop the joint 98% of the time. No more split boots or damaged threads! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png |
Originally Posted by banzaitoyota' date='Jan 13 2005, 01:58 PM
Next time you remove a ball-joint. BEFORE you brake out the pickle fork. Try UNCLE BANZAI's old-timers trick. (Passed on to him from someone else)
Take two 5 lb sledges, hit the knuckle that the ball joint spindle goes thru on opposite sides simaultaneously. One or two whaps will pop the joint 98% of the time. No more split boots or damaged threads! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png Thanks for the info! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683329.gif |
Are you talking about where the ball joint is through the hole in the steering knuckle? I just hit the top of the ball joint with a hammer, pushing it down and out. I guess that's bad?
Or you mean how to separate the actual ball from its metal surroundings? (not sure what you call that) |
Removing the ball joint from the steering knuckle.
Yes, hitting the threaded end of the ball joint is BAD |
I thought that the tip of the ball joint was smooth, with a groove all the way around for a pinch bolt to hold it in place. I must be talking about something else then, I don't know.
http://www.mazdatrix.com/pictures/h-susp/balljnt2.jpg |
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