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seized rlca
hey guys i was trying to put on my coilovers this evening and the bolt on the shock broke after a hassel and a half i managed to take it out by removing the rlca bushing itself and the bolt was fused to the metal inside the bushing, i temorarly made replacement for that metal to get home. i tried to take out the rlca itself but the bolt on that is worn (the ratched doesn't get a grip and im sure if i get something to get a grip itll breaK) so i think my only option is getting a new bushing and the metal piece inside the bushing no? what do i do ? thanks
also are these a rip off or should i get just 2 stock rear ones? Energy Suspension Hyper Flex Master Bushing Set 92-95 Honda Civic |
Easiest solution is to just replace the lca's and get aftermarket ones. Same thing happened to me. i had to replace the rear LCA's with aftermarket ones. You could just replace the bolts and bushings, but it might take you a lot of time to push that bushing into the lca. Good luck!
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Just clicked on ur link. For a bit more you can get aftermarket lca's with polyurathane bushings. $179-250ish?
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happens all the time...the best thing to do is rip the lca's off and buy aftermarket ones, ide just hope that the bolts on the trailing arms arent seized too...theyre a b*tch...im sure they're lots of good brands that sell no more than 200 though. plus they look sick.
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The most common bolt to snap on a Eg. Bloxs LCA goes for 140ish a pair
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the bushing in the lca can be replaced but only honda carries the bushing. I think it goes for around 30 or so. It needs to be burned out with a torch and the metal piece of the bushing will pop out. You'll need a press to push the new bushing into place. look for a diy on the net first before trying anything.
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You don't need a press or torches to remove the LCA bushing.
IMO, replacing the whole arm just to change a $30 bushing isn't smart. Put a socket on the outer race, hammer out the bushing. Note how far the bushing was pressed into the arm and hammer it back in. |
one of the bolts on the lca is worn and im afraid the rest of the bolts on it will snap off too, but yah if they opened i think itd be much easier to replace the arm itself. ahh man if i get the control arms is there any one here that would help me replace em, i have tools and if needed ill pay something for the trouble.
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Originally Posted by chris_v2
(Post 1403756)
You don't need a press or torches to remove the LCA bushing.
IMO, replacing the whole arm just to change a $30 bushing isn't smart. Put a socket on the outer race, hammer out the bushing. Note how far the bushing was pressed into the arm and hammer it back in. |
If the bushing is seized just heat up the arm a bit. Trust me, I've hammered out thousands of bushings.
It'll take 2 minutes to replace a bushing. It'll take 30 minutes to replace the arm, plus it'll cost 5x as much. |
the bushing is out, but i need a new bushing with the metal inside it. is it easy to put the bushing back inside?
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Originally Posted by chris_v2
(Post 1403769)
If the bushing is seized just heat up the arm a bit. Trust me, I've hammered out thousands of bushings.
It'll take 2 minutes to replace a bushing. It'll take 30 minutes to replace the arm, plus it'll cost 5x as much. |
Originally Posted by arameh
(Post 1403771)
the bushing is out, but i need a new bushing with the metal inside it. is it easy to put the bushing back inside?
Yes. Hammer it in with a socket on the outer race. Or get a c-clamp press. |
had the same problem, just used an angle grinder and went to town on it and replaced with skunk2 gold lca's,,ballin
every bolt was seized on the rear end when i did a disc conversion, so i just cut the lca's. |
i called parts source to order it in and they said they were sure which bushin i needed. there were 2 hes sayind (the end bushing and the middle bushing ) im pretty sure its the middle bushing which bolts to the shocks.... but i need to be 100% b4 i order. any idea to whomever tha has ordered?
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Originally Posted by arameh
(Post 1404034)
i called parts source to order it in and they said they were sure which bushin i needed. there were 2 hes sayind (the end bushing and the middle bushing ) im pretty sure its the middle bushing which bolts to the shocks.... but i need to be 100% b4 i order. any idea to whomever tha has ordered?
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JESUS CHRIST, that bushing is NOT coming out, i've tried heating it as much as i can, i've tried screw driver and hammer, i've tried dremel and cut some pieces off of it. the only thing i can think of is the grind the bushing into dust from the inside. any ideas what i can use to get this job done? or if there are any volunteers to help me out i'd really appreciate it. thanks in advance
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You just aren't hammering it hard enough. Trust me, it'll come out.
Or, put it back together, bring it to oakville and I'll do it. |
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chris man trust me i've hammereed the **** out of it lol from both sides here are some visual aids to help:
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If this was at the shop, I would heat the arm up nice and hot, get my air hammer our with a chisel end piece and knock it out.
Try using a chisel and a hammer. It'll be very tedious though. That's one rough looking bushing. |
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