Lower Control Arm Bushing - Pontiac FIREBIRD 1972 Service Manual

3-30 1972 PONTIAC SERVICE MANUAL
CAUTION: Care should be taken to insure that
steering knuckle hole, ball stud and nut are free
of dirt and grease before tightening nut. NOTE:
Turn nut in tightening direction only to align
slot with hole to insert cotter pin. DO NOT
BACK OFF NLK Maximum torque to align
slot with hole not to exceed 110 16.
fi.
on B
Series or l W 16. fi. on A, G, F & X Series.
2. Install spring (see SPRING
-
INSTALL).
LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING
NOTE: I f the control a m is not removed from
car. The bushings can be replaced without
removing control arm from car by disconnect-
ing control a m from frame at the two pivot
bolts. When performing the repair in this man-
ner, care must be taken to raise car offground
and support weight of car at frame- side rail.
Then place a jack under the lower control arm,
remove pivot bolts and carefully lower control
a m until there is clearance to install bushing
removal tools. Afier bushings are replaced,
reposition control a m to frame and install pi-
vot bolts, tighten bolts to proper torque with
control arm at curb height position. Use tool
J
23028 to lower and raise control arm. (see
SPRING
-
REMOVE, step 5).
CAUTION: See CAUTION on page
l
of this
Section regarding the fasteners referred to
above.
REAR BUSHING
REMOVE
1. Remove lower control arm (see LOWER CON-
TROL ARM
-
REMOVE).
2. Remove bushing from control arm by arranging tools
as shown in Fig. 3-26.
INSTALL
1. Install bushing in lower control arm by arranging
tools as shown in Fig. 3-27 and press bushing into
arm.
2. Install lower control arm (see LOWER CONTROL
ARM
-
INSTALL).
Fig. 3-26 Removing Lower Control Arm Rear Bushing
FRONT BUSHING
REMOVE
1. Remove lower control arm (see LOWER CON-
TROL ARM
-
REMOVE).
2. Remove bushing from control arm by arranging tools
as shown in Fig. 3-28.
INSTALL
1. Install bushing in control arm by arranging tools as
shown in Fig. 3-29.
2. Install lower control arm (see LOWER CONTROL
ARM
-
INSTALL).
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Fig. 3-27 lnstalllng Lower Control Arm Rear Bushing