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LCA changeover. as simple as it looks?
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 12:19 am
by Jace
my car got a booboo. only took a quick look when i was swapping to space saver (smaller rolling diameter, got me home!) but it looks very straightforward.
i'm talking right hand side front lower control arm.
shed some proverbial light? i guess i've got the things i need: trolley jack, socket wrench, sockets and time.
please help!
LCA changeover. as simple as it looks?
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 12:20 am
by Jace
oh, pictures would also help a lot more than words. yeah, i'm one of those kinda guys.
LCA changeover. as simple as it looks?
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 2:50 am
by Okibi
As long as the bolts aren't seized it should be easy enough.
LCA changeover. as simple as it looks?
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 10:47 am
by philz
Easy, it's just nuts and bolts.
but as okibi said, if it's not seized it will be fine.
If the long bolt is bent, you'll be happily be banging it out for a good 1-2hrs.
Oh and wd40 plus a hammer is your friend.
And a breaker bar for the tighter bolts.
LCA changeover. as simple as it looks?
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 11:48 am
by Jace
thanks guys.
LCA changeover. as simple as it looks?
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 12:22 pm
by Okibi
Last week I had an upper arm bolt that just didn't want to move, I thought it was going to snap the breaker bar, just be patient, pray a little and swear a lot.
LCA changeover. as simple as it looks?
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 1:17 pm
by philz
Just for show, this is what I had to go through, long bolt on the lower control arm- rear.
Banging with a 3 pound sledge hammer, 1/4 can of wd40, and twisting the bolt out with a 40cm breaker bar.
LCA changeover. as simple as it looks?
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 9:17 pm
by Jace
well, that sucks. sounds like i got off reasonably easy.
did find that i bent the sway bar linkage and shock absorber a fair bit, as well as blowing out the shocker.
so i now need a linkage, the little (100mm long) connector with perpendicular bolt hole with bushes on either end.
anyone wanna mail me one to save me a drive back to melbourne? pm me please!
LCA changeover. as simple as it looks?
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 3:11 pm
by whoa_dang_96
come on guys - step into the 21st century and use a rattle gun - you can do HEAPS more damage
LCA changeover. as simple as it looks?
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:46 pm
by CT
You were lucky! I've had to cut one in half with a dremel, melt the bushes with a burner and they still didn't want to come out. Took about 4hrs that day.....what a PITA!
LCA changeover. as simple as it looks?
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:15 pm
by grump
pm Tbro, he just did bushes on scooter one night last week. It also helps that he is a mechanic.