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the always troublesome rear spindle pin removal


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1 hour ago, AlbatrossCafe said:

 

425 Motorsports over in Bellevue! I see you are from there. They are about a mile west of Crossroads. I live about a mile east of Crossroads so they are convenient for me. They are doing the chopping/welding for my coilovers. They have done very high quality work for me so far.

 

I keep forgetting they have a shop as well as a show room. I live pretty close by as well, I've gone to them for some weird seat brackets and stuff before. Nice people.

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On 5/14/2018 at 10:55 PM, Miles said:

Take it to a machine/suspension shop and have the pin pressed out.

Today I finally did this and it came out within about 5 minutes.

 

Now I'm fighting the new bushings that are slightly thicker so they don't want to fit over the spindle upon reinstall. I think I saw some people freeze them or something to shrink them and get the control arm back in place? Are there other clever tricks for this or should I just sand a milimeter or two off the bushings?

 

edit: here's a couple images of what I'm talking about

 

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Paint scraper I think is the go to. Usually made out of stainless so it is pretty hard, angle it so it acts as a ramp. Employ two, one on each side and push the upright down.

 

Heat can make them a bit more pliable, but really you don't want them to deform.

 

If that doesn't work you can shave a little bit off. The arms can come in a bit if you tighten it, but you have to make sure you don't take too much off or it will want to bind the sleeve to the pin.

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15 hours ago, seattlejester said:

Paint scraper I think is the go to. Usually made out of stainless so it is pretty hard, angle it so it acts as a ramp.

 

That's what I do.  Kinda tough to do alone - get some help.  Lube helps too.

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Thanks for all the advice, took me about 6 hours today but I got the rear suspension back in. A few things to torque down once the car is back on the ground but now I am DONE replacing bushings. Feels good!

 

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