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Old 01-24-2014, 11:43 PM
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WES! My lower isolators seem to be glued to the control arm. How did you get them out without destroying them?
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Mine weren't glued, but they were a bit stuck I guess. Just pry em out with a flat head screwdriver or something to that effect. Don't wreck em!
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I guess I'll have to try some heat on the underside of the control arm.
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Mine had some sticky material underneath that had dried up and no longer maintained its stickiness. But I believe they are glued from the factory. I used a flathead as well.
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Heat shouldn't be necessary...
IIRC, there are also holes in the lower LCA, where you could poke something blunt-ended through and push the isolator out...
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Heat shouldn't be necessary...
IIRC, there are also holes in the lower LCA, where you could poke something blunt-ended through and push the isolator out...
^This.
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Worked like a charm. I was just too tired to fool with them that first night. Had been tearing down the front suspension for inner tie rods, a shock, a new rotor, ball joint...
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