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Jazn

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Bottom bullet bumpers for lower A arm?
« on: December 01, 2006, 15:21:12 »
Anyone have a trick to getting these back into the lower A arm?  
Thanks
jason
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ja17

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Re: Bottom bullet bumpers for lower A arm?
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2006, 17:31:44 »
Hello Jason,

The sping pressure will be fighting you.  Try a block of wood and a floor jack under the A arm to help align things up.

Joe Alexander
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bpossel

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Re: Bottom bullet bumpers for lower A arm?
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2006, 07:55:13 »
Jason,

If you are referring to the 2 rubber bumpers (stops), these are a bit hard to install when the bumpers are new.  Seems the rubber is larger than the housing, and the rubber fights against you...

To install mine, I ended up sanding a couple of mm off of the rubber (sand only to the depth of the metal housing whichs holds the bumper).

Using gloves to get a better grip, as well as some silicon spray lube on the rubber section being insterted, I turned the bumbers while applying some downward force.  Sort of screwed them in...

Very tight fit, but they went in and have held up well!

Good luck!
Bob

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Re: Bottom bullet bumpers for lower A arm?
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2006, 15:50:14 »
How about putting the rubber pieces into a pot of water and bring to boil and then quickly install.  The rubber is more pliable and a bit of windex window washer can help in getting them in.  Wd-40 is a soluble oil, and will keep the rubbers slippery and can pop out again.  
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