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loose control arm bushing fix? #434411 08/10/09 10:32 PM 08/10/09 10:32 PM
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,195 Snowing in the north! D Dart 340 OP moparts member
Dart 340 OP moparts member D Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,195 Snowing in the north!	Anyone have a quick fix for loose upper control arm bushings? Mine are not as tight as I'd like them to be. Would adding the oem sleeve on the back be good enough?

Re: loose control arm bushing fix? [Re: Dart 340] #434412 08/11/09 01:51 AM 08/11/09 01:51 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 12,234 Looking for a way out of Middl... IMGTX I Live Here
IMGTX I Live Here Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 12,234 Looking for a way out of Middl...	If the bushings are turning in the arm the arm is junk IMHO. The only fix for an arm like that is to tack weld the bushing into the arm but I would replace it. Tack welding a bushing melts the rubber and it will fail prematurely and your back to square 1.

Re: loose control arm bushing fix? [Re: IMGTX] #434413 08/11/09 09:54 AM 08/11/09 09:54 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,004 U.S.S.A. JohnRR I Win
JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,004 U.S.S.A.	Quote: If the bushings are turning in the arm the arm is junk IMHO. The only fix for an arm like that is to tack weld the bushing into the arm but I would replace it. Tack welding a bushing melts the rubber and it will fail prematurely and your back to square 1.

Re: loose control arm bushing fix? [Re: JohnRR] #434414 08/11/09 09:54 PM 08/11/09 09:54 PM
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HemiSportFury mopar Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 528 SW CO	Replacing the arm is best, but it's pretty easy to remove the rubber bushing, tack weld the metal housing and reinstall the bushing. '64 Sport Fury, 528 Hemi, FiTech EFI, 4-speed, 4.10 Dana 60 '57 Belvedere 2dr sedan, current project in process '19 Cherokee Trail Hawk Elite '03 Ram 2500 CTD HO, 6-speed 214,000 miles and still going strong

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