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Old 11-05-2015, 08:53 AM   #1
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Driver side upper control arm bushing

Does anyone know how to loosen the bolt without taking out the cradle?? Its like impossible. Has anyone does this? I'm retiming the bushings..
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Old 11-05-2015, 11:49 AM   #2
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If you didn't take it apart you don't need to time it.
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Old 11-05-2015, 12:48 PM   #3
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I read on here that when you change ride height you need to retime the entire suspension. I did everything so far but the driver side upper control arm and the ride quality is definitely smoother... just didnt want the upper control arms to be uneven since i did the pass side.
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Old 11-05-2015, 01:51 PM   #4
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your correct. "clocking" or "timing" the bushings is recommended if suspension is altered. otherwise they're "pre-loaded" to previous suspension height.
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Old 11-06-2015, 09:17 AM   #5
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Does anyone know how to loosen the bolt without taking out the cradle?? Its like impossible. Has anyone does this? I'm retiming the bushings..
You need more grunt. Try a breaker bar.
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Old 11-06-2015, 09:43 AM   #6
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You need more grunt. Try a breaker bar.
Or a long section of metal pipe on the end of a breaker bar. I use a 3ft piece of gas pipe on a breaker bar. Haven't found anything that can't be broken loose yet!
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Its not the breaker bar. I cant get the drive into the socket because the chassis is blocking it... It balloons on the driver side, but not the pass side.
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Old 11-06-2015, 11:00 AM   #8
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Use a box end.
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Old 11-06-2015, 03:21 PM   #9
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Its not the breaker bar. I cant get the drive into the socket because the chassis is blocking it... It balloons on the driver side, but not the pass side.
Get some ratcheting wrenches. You'll thank me later.
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