Originally posted by ZeroHour:
Thanks. That is what I through from looking at the tie rod and knuckle, but I wanted to confirm that through another member before I made a mistake.
While we're talking about the ES bushings:
I didn't put alot of though into actually installing the bushing into the knuckle. I knew the arm was easy because it just unbolts. I have never bleed brakes before and I am hesitating on taking the knunkles off to burn out the bushing. Or I am unsure how safe it would be to burn out the bushing while its on the car...
How good/bad would it be if I only put in the trailing arm bushing?
Looking for thoughts and opinions. Also the bushing on the knuckle is worn, but not nearly like the one in the trailing arm. I could turn the one originally in the arm, but the one on the knuckle resists movement alot better. But I am here doing the suspension and I'm just looking for another point of view. TIA
In the how-to that we showed you from your earlier posts on this topic, the author (Pole120) used a hole-saw to remove the rubber bushing from the knuckle. Then he used an air-chisel to cut out the metal sleeve. He removed the knuckle assembly from the car, but I was thinking of trying it in situ.
Other people have done just the trailing arm, at least temporarily, but the fact is that both are probably worn.
Function before fashion.
'96 Contour SE
"Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998
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