Alignment Fiasco
10-19-2009, 03:36 PM
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Alignment Fiasco
Went in for an alignment.
Max camber, stock castor and stock toe. Everything went great till he got to the passenger side castor adjuster where, like on many honda suspensions, the adjuster had rusted to the bushing sleeve. He spent an hour trying to break it loose. The bushing would just twist.
Now it looks like I need to cut the adjuster out with a sawzall and either replace the control arm or replace the bushing, whichever ends up being easier.
Anyone with any tricks to break this free?
Max camber, stock castor and stock toe. Everything went great till he got to the passenger side castor adjuster where, like on many honda suspensions, the adjuster had rusted to the bushing sleeve. He spent an hour trying to break it loose. The bushing would just twist.
Now it looks like I need to cut the adjuster out with a sawzall and either replace the control arm or replace the bushing, whichever ends up being easier.
Anyone with any tricks to break this free?
10-19-2009, 04:05 PM
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Aftermarket bushings are few and far between. Mugen and Spoon for the lower compliance bushing, that’s it. Mugen are stocked by kingmotorsports.com and the Spoons are special order. Still cheaper then a new lower control arm. But swapping the arm in the easiest fix.
I used anti-seize on my track car when I swapped out all of the eccentrics. But what good it will do, who knows. The car rarely sees rain, always stored inside and it aligned often. I had to cut them both off the car when I installed them.
I used anti-seize on my track car when I swapped out all of the eccentrics. But what good it will do, who knows. The car rarely sees rain, always stored inside and it aligned often. I had to cut them both off the car when I installed them.
10-19-2009, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by QuadraJet,Oct 19 2009, 06:36 PM
Anyone with any tricks to break this free?
Go to UK forum,they have a good right up on this,with equally good pics.They used copper grease.And also had to cut.
10-21-2009, 11:09 AM
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I was thinking I could sawzall under the control arm through the bushing but, pulling the subframe is a possibility. If I decide to get a control arm, I could chop the control arm apart to get it out. $200 for a control arm isn't horrible.
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Power Flex.
Call them: 540-639-9648
http://www.powerflexusa.com/
My price was quoted $500 shipped to replace every rubber bushing on that car and I mean EVERY single one.
They are made of urethane also...
good luck!
-Chris
Call them: 540-639-9648
http://www.powerflexusa.com/
My price was quoted $500 shipped to replace every rubber bushing on that car and I mean EVERY single one.
They are made of urethane also...
good luck!
-Chris
10-22-2009, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 180tumbleweed,Oct 22 2009, 07:01 AM
Power Flex.
Call them: 540-639-9648
http://www.powerflexusa.com/
My price was quoted $500 shipped to replace every rubber bushing on that car and I mean EVERY single one.
They are made of urethane also...
good luck!
-Chris
Call them: 540-639-9648
http://www.powerflexusa.com/
My price was quoted $500 shipped to replace every rubber bushing on that car and I mean EVERY single one.
They are made of urethane also...
good luck!
-Chris
As I recall they sell everything except the castor and lower compliance bushings.Did they start selling those also ?