Borrow a Front Control ARM Bush Tool

[Hilal]

Hilal, so you got them in or not?

Gavin

yeah got the bushes in no problem, just having trouble with 1 control arm being inserted into the bush, started using ratchet straps but it doesn't seem to go in all the way, as a last resort i might have to remove the entire wishbone set and do it while its off the car but i dont want to do that because i know how hard it is to install the sway bar.

[h100vw]

Have you done the front wishbone bush like in the photo or just the rear one in the aluminium casting.

I just knocked mine in with a dead blow mallet, as long as the insert in the bush isn't hooked up on the edge of the subframe, it should go in.

Gavin

[dubstar]

Try starting off with the wishbone exactly parallel to the ground. If you start ratcheting it in at an angle it may catch. Also make sure you have lubed up the bush and the end of the control arm.

Remember the bush has a hex hole, so you need to make sure the hex on the arm lines up too.

[dubstar]

Also, you did ensure you inserted the bush with the flush side at the back and the concave face at the front?

[Hilal]

Also, you did ensure you inserted the bush with the flush side at the back and the concave face at the front?

yes! i sure did!

[Hilal]

i started ratcheting it last night but it was dark, it went in half way and got stuck because its not going in straight, i think i might just need more lube, KY should do the trick.

[Hilal]

i started ratcheting it last night but it was dark, it went in half way and got stuck because its not going in straight, i think i might just need more lube, KY should do the trick.

I finally got the control arm into the bush!! I didn't have any issues with fitting the Bush but I would say that the tools didn't push the bush far enough into the hole which gave me some grief.. but its definately a much better improvement over standard.. would have been much easier on a hoist.