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Any tips on freeing up a tight B-body lower control arm?
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03/17/23 12:50 AM
03/17/23 12:50 AM
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I have some '70 B-body lower control arms and after pressing in the new lower control arm bushings, the pivots (where the torsion bar slides into the back of the arm and the adjuster arm moves up and down) are very tight and nearly impossible to move by hand. Are there common ways to free them up so that the arm pivots freely again?
Last edited by AtomicDog; 03/17/23 12:51 AM.
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Re: Any tips on freeing up a tight B-body lower control arm?
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"after pressing in the new lower control arm bushings"
Sounds like they were free before you pressed in the bushings and now they are tight? If so they were not supported properly when the bushings were pressed in and got bent. I agree. However when installed and adjusted the pivot does not move in relation to the arm. It only moves when making adjustments. If the bend isn't effecting the arm's geometry but the weight of the car can move the adjuster you can still use them. I have seen them really tight and still work fine.
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Re: Any tips on freeing up a tight B-body lower control arm?
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The YouTube video below is pretty interesting. He fixes loose lower control slop, but I imagine the same techniques can be done for fixing ones that are too tight. https://youtu.be/Nwes-SP8u4w
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Re: Any tips on freeing up a tight B-body lower control arm?
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03/18/23 07:49 AM
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IMHO, tight is better. It would have to be pretty much seized to cause any problems. The weight of the car will make it move.
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