is 37.50 per arm to much money for control arm bushings?
01-17-2002, 02:51 PM
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is 37.50 per arm to much money for control arm bushings?
I would like to replace my control arm bushings this weekend and the only shop I know open on a sat or sunday is pepboys, but they want to charge 37.50 for each arm! Can I do this w/o a press? The bushings only cost 3 bucks seems like im getting taken!-Travis
01-17-2002, 02:58 PM
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Re: is 37.50 per arm to much money for control arm bushings? (TJKirby82CE)
Don't know about the price, but you can do it yourself, w/o a press, if you go with poly bushings.
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01-17-2002, 03:36 PM
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Re: is 37.50 per arm to much money for control arm bushings? (TJKirby82CE)
You can probably get them out with a chisel if you catch the edge and not the control arms lip. Also a hole saw to drill out the rubber bushing would work. Someone on the resto forum burned them out! You have the arms off the car right?
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01-17-2002, 03:38 PM
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Re: is 37.50 per arm to much money for control arm bushings? (gtr1999)
They are not hard to do. I burnt the bushings out and hammered the shell out and replaced the with poly. The only problem I had was a bent bolt on the one control arm.
01-17-2002, 05:56 PM
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Re: is 37.50 per arm to much money for control arm bushings? (TJKirby82CE)
PEP BOYS !!! They would FIND a way to put them in wrong or ruin the arms. You can do it. Even with a press they are hard to hold and set up. It is setting it up that makes the job difficult. :yesnod:
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