While waiting for the correct control arm shaft seals to come, I had time to install my new control arm bumpers on both the upper and lower control arms. The new bumpers were a bear to figure out how to install them. The round ones for the upper CAs were not too difficult... only applied a little grease to them and push-screwed them into place. The rectangular bumpers for the lower CAs were much more difficult. Guys on the Facebook groups suggested greasing them and "sliding" them into place, tying a cord around the base and pulling them in, and even hammering them into the slot they go into. I had no success with any of these methods. Then a guy suggested boiling them first and installing them while still hot. So I tried that too and with some grease on the slot and a wide bladed screwdriver I was able to get them in. Maybe a tad gouged up by the screwdriver, but finally into correct position on the control arms.
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May 2016
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