Archive: Steering

Rebuilding subframe. Upper control arms.

Installing new bushings. I don’t have access to a press, so a hammer had to suffice. To install them, start with positioning one bushing in place, then slide the shaft into the inner sleeve, then position the other bushing with the other end of the shaft going into this inner sleeve. I used one the my old bushing shells to hit these new bushings as it was a good fit,…
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Rebuilding subframe. Steering center link.

Rebuilding the steering linkage.   Started by bolting the steering gearbox to the subframe. This is held on by 3 bolts.   Then I found the old tie-rods and assembled the new ones to roughly the same length.   Then attach them to the centre-link.   Last bits to attach to the centre-link are the pitman arm and the idler arm. Once these are on the centre-link it is just…
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A bit more backtracking.

Somehow I missed this earlier. Had to remove the rest of the ball joint from the lower control arm. Thankfully it was easy to do.   This is the thing to remove:   Just hit it with a hammer around the edges…   …until it starts to break free…   …then hit it some more until it’s completely out.   Some cleaning to do then it’s ready for a new…
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Removing lower control arm ball joints and bushings.

Removing lower control arm ball joints: Place the old castle nut upside down on the ball joint, and hit hard with a hammer. After successive knocks the ball joint backing plate will fall off and the ball joint will fall through.   The removal process is not finished, it is continued here. Or, see my how-to article.     Removing lower control arm bushings: If after brute force applied…
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