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Reply to "Rear A Arm Bushings"

BD, to answer your question about difficulty, it IS hard to pry the bottom of the upright out from the lower a-arm for bushing work. A crowbar or other big pry-tool works well. To get the thing back in, you'll likely need a big c-clamp to force the uprtight into the a-arm opening. And be careful- if the upper ball joint is first removed, the complete upright assembly weighs aabout 50 lbs and can/will hurt you in many ways if it suddenly comes free in your lap.
It will also be MUCH harder to assemble/disassemble if the thrust washers inside the two ends of the upright sealing assemblies have slightly shifted. They are located by very short dowel pins and I've found many thrust washers that have indentations from being forced together while the washers were misaligned. This effectively makes the lower end 1/8" wider between the a-arm bushings than the already tight press-fit that a properly assembled stock unit has. What Johnny said about the upper ball joint is valuable, as well.
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