Re: T-L Front upper control arm bushings R&R

Posted by Craig Hendrickson On 2013/2/22 20:19:00

Riki Quote:

On my completely assembled 55 Pat it was difficult to get the lower control arm raised enough to join the end of the upper control arm to the king pin end of the spindle. I think this would be virtually impossible without the weight of the engine & trans. As a matter of fact, in addition to the weight I had to use a bottle jack under the frame on the other side near the front door in order to lever the frame over to get the upper arm connected. Then me (230 lb) and a 250 lb friend leaned down on the fender/bumper on the to-be-connected side. That was enough to reassemble.

To get the P-side upper arm on/off only required removing the generator. The D-side comes on/off no problem without removing anything.

Craig