How long to install these bushings?

[Barbecue]

Roughly how many hours should it take for a good shop to install all these Whiteline bushings? I know some of these can be a pain to install.

WL front lower control arm bushing W0509
WL front caster bushings KCA434

WL rear upper adjustable camber bushings KCA326
WL rear subframe bushings KDT922
WL rear trailing arm bushings W63414

[frslee]

Even though some shops can finish real fast, they'll still charge you by whatever the book hour is... Just pick a nice day and do it yourself.

[boredom.is.me]

Originally Posted by frslee

...do it yourself.

But don't these require a press?

[supramkivtt2jz]

Originally Posted by boredom.is.me

But don't these require a press?

oh look at this: a rental from autozone

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...fier=2044_0_0_

[7thgear]

not to put in

taking out the old one will be a fucking pain in the ass for sure though

plus alignment after

the cheapest way to do it is to take everything apart and take the control arms and trailing arms to either a shop with a press, or perform a number of home remedies on a workbench with a vice

these include

a. using a blowtorch to melt the fuckers out (never done myself, watch to not overheat the metal)

b. drill the rubber out (kinda like making a round hole in a board using only a drill)

c. use c-clamps and various diamater cyclinders to create leverage to pop the bushings out

if you can source the right components, i'd go with C, but if it's your first time it might take you some time

assembly is much easier...

either wya this is a ton of work and you're gonna pay for it with either time or money, so choose what's cheaper for you

[whataboutbob]

I did the front LCA bushings with the help of a friend with a press. You should really use a press on this one.

I did the subframe bushings myself in the garage. PITA. Make SURE you don't crossthread the bolts when you bolt it back up.

[frslee]

Originally Posted by boredom.is.me

But don't these require a press?

If you have a secondary car, then I'd take the control arms and take it to local shop with press. I doubt they'll charge whole lot. Might get some wacky alignment right after installation, but take it for alignment asap! would be my choice.

If there's no second car... call your friend for a ride

[boredom.is.me]

Haha I know what that's like.

solution for the rear = control arms

[Calum]

Originally Posted by 7thgear

not to put in

taking out the old one will be a fucking pain in the ass for sure though

plus alignment after

the cheapest way to do it is to take everything apart and take the control arms and trailing arms to either a shop with a press, or perform a number of home remedies on a workbench with a vice

these include

a. using a blowtorch to melt the fuckers out (never done myself, watch to not overheat the metal)

b. drill the rubber out (kinda like making a round hole in a board using only a drill)

c. use c-clamps and various diamater cyclinders to create leverage to pop the bushings out

if you can source the right components, i'd go with C, but if it's your first time it might take you some time

assembly is much easier...

either wya this is a ton of work and you're gonna pay for it with either time or money, so choose what's cheaper for you

This is good advice.

Originally Posted by whataboutbob

I did the front LCA bushings with the help of a friend with a press. You should really use a press on this one.

I did the subframe bushings myself in the garage. PITA. Make SURE you don't crossthread the bolts when you bolt it back up.

Same here

Originally Posted by frslee

If you have a secondary car, then I'd take the control arms and take it to local shop with press. I doubt they'll charge whole lot. Might get some wacky alignment right after installation, but take it for alignment asap! would be my choice.

If there's no second car... call your friend for a ride

Absolutely!

The front control arm bushings are pressed in and will require a press with a very specific die to get them out. I tired using a 36 mm socket, not a good idea. Now I'm down an expensive socket because the old bushing is still stuck in the socket. I pounded the piss out of that thing and even with my ford hammer I can't get the damn thing out.

[OICU812]

The UCA bushings are biggest pain in ass and IMO they're very difficult to match cambers to it seems and after some driving they lose their settings to I've noticed. If you haven't bought em I'd avoid em and do LCAs and toe links but hey if you have a good shop and patience and money or time on labor go for it.

[neurokinetik]

The subframe bushings have been sitting on my garage floor for months now. I'm still waiting for them to install themselves.