How long to replace upper/lower control arm bushings

[2K6TBSS]

Just doing the bushings and ball joints. How long has it taken you guys to get them off and then back on?

I am going to start on it tonight, but want to make sure the truck is back together by Saturday. The family is taking a vacation to Tahoe for a week.

 

[retorq]

If you have EVERYTHING lined up, you have the right tools and prior experience doing this job it could take an afternoon. If you have the tools, a book and good mechanical skills then a weekend is reasonable. It took me a weekend to do upper and lower ball joints, upper and lower bushings, a set of lowering spindles and new brake rotors ... mine is a 2wd.

 

[2K6TBSS]

I have a friend with prior experience, and I am pretty mechanically inclined. I have a shop ready to press the bushings out/in.

The only issue is that looking through the manuals, I don't have Torsion Bar Tool, but I have all the other tools.

 

[dsump]

You need a ball joint press. I went through hell replacing mine on a 98 k2500. I had to cut the old bushings out and used heat when pressing new ones back in. The ball joints came out easy but I needed a press to put new ones back in. Good luck.

 

[LowellForrest]

2K6TBSS wrote:
How long to replace upper/lower control arm bushings

I have a friend with prior experience, and I am pretty mechanically inclined. I have a shop ready to press the bushings out/in.

The only issue is that looking through the manuals, I don't have Torsion Bar Tool, but I have all the other tools.

Hi there! were you able to successfully replace you upper and lower control arm? do you have how to on it? or how much your friend will quote me for replacing the bushings?

 

[LowellForrest]

HI 2K6TBSS! I just want to inquire if your friend still accepts work on replacing upper/lower control arm bushings? where is his shop?

 

[992dr]

No "How To" write up on this?

Is a press the only specialty tool needed for this?
Will a ball joint press work?

Thanks

 

[SunlitComet]

A c-clamp press strong enough is good for doing the bushings. it the adapters that can make or break the job.

 

[992dr]

Adapters?
The adapters that come with the ball joint press?

 

[SunlitComet]

yep.