Slickster

3ft breaker bar and a piece of pipe got it done....ALOT of torque required, it did bottom out, all back together....road test tomorrow.....thanks

Wish me luck, going with large breaker bar...

Parts provider says crank them in there, it will cut the threads as it goes.....sound right?

Replacing lower and upper outer control arm hushings and pins, came apart easily, can't get new bushings to thread into spindle....they twist about a full turn and then get really tight....seems like they are straight....get bigger breaker bar? Impact wrench? threads are funky looking but the new ones look like the old ones, I am able to twist the old one in with minimal effort...suggestions? Thanks

Thanks, looked in thread link, didn't see camber getter....maybe google knows...

That actually sounds high for hot idle oil pressure....lots of older engines, gas and diesel have 7-10 psi at hot idle, it's all about volume, not pressure btw, no worries in your case....

48 P15, replacing control arm bushings, saw a magnetic camber tool that sticks to brake rotor and gives camber angle, how would I use that on drums? Won't stick to dust cup boss, axle in the way, any ideas? Thanks

With the key on, if you open the points, a spark should jump out of the center distributor wire, if the points are open, grounding the arm should also produce a spark, might help figure things out, nice car btw

I had the lower control arm loose to remove the steering box, huge amount of play in the lower outer, you can feel it shift while driving, not sure I want to go down this rabbit hole....

You can feel the left front wheel shift and the car jogs a bit left or right....scary....gross amount of play, lower outer,upper outer has some play also, can't detect play in the others...

The lower outer and upper outer need to be replaced, looks like no special tools needed for outer bushings?....I have manual btw. Thanks

While rebuilding the steerimg box, 48 P15, I discovered that the left front lower control arm bushing has alot of play....alot...(been chasing death wobble), the upper has slight play, tie rod ends are ok, RF suspension is good, left front wheel will jump off the pavement at inopportune times....can these bushings be replaced with the arms on the car? Are they pressed in? What are some of the issues I might run into? Car is undriveable at this point, also, feel like I am digging a hole at times with expense of this project....thanks

Ha ha ha....got it, you are right about it being counter intuitive....thanks!

It does, thanks....I'll try that tomorrow....

Was there supposed to be a pic in your reply? Just an X shows up....the spring goes below the brass 3 spoke thing? How does it give the horn ring it's spring effect?..