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<blockquote data-quote="Grunzen" data-source="post: 1122903" data-attributes="member: 5099"><p>OK, so I attempted to change out the bushings. Didn't work out. I ended up getting some replacement LCA's and Cam Bolts from [MENTION=12894]Hole Shot[/MENTION] and putting those in. So far so good. I have to get the alignment done still but it definitely didn't exhibit the clunk over sharp bumps on the way home.</p><p></p><p>The bushings were definitely shot as I could move them around a bit by hand and there were crescent moon gaps around the center sleeve. The knuckles for the bushings are too big for any bushing press I have access to and the LCA doesn't have the reach to get into the hydraulic press. I can say, with exceptions you cannot and will not be able to replace the bushings in your driveway, garage, etc.. The only alternative is possibly taking them to a machine shop and that is based on the recommendation of someone with experience. The biggest issue is you can't just push them out using the center pin. The rubber will just tear and at best you'll only succeed in pushing that out. You'll need a sleeve that will rest on the edge of the sleeve you're pushing out. Based on how difficult it was to press in the ball joints those sleeves are going to be brutal for extraction and installation. I'm not saying it can't be done still, but it is probably better to just find replacement LCA's. It's not going to be a DIY repair that's for sure.</p><p></p><p>Enigma94, I'm at 130k miles so I would look at your shocks, ball joints, tie rod ends, maybe even your hubs before you worry about bushings. Short of a defective bushing from the manufacturing process 33k miles isn't enough to wear them out or some of the other components for that matter. Hell, mine only wore out because I ran around on blown out shocks and springs for way, way too many miles (50k miles) causing them to cycle outside of their normal operating range for so long.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grunzen, post: 1122903, member: 5099"] OK, so I attempted to change out the bushings. Didn't work out. I ended up getting some replacement LCA's and Cam Bolts from [MENTION=12894]Hole Shot[/MENTION] and putting those in. So far so good. I have to get the alignment done still but it definitely didn't exhibit the clunk over sharp bumps on the way home. The bushings were definitely shot as I could move them around a bit by hand and there were crescent moon gaps around the center sleeve. The knuckles for the bushings are too big for any bushing press I have access to and the LCA doesn't have the reach to get into the hydraulic press. I can say, with exceptions you cannot and will not be able to replace the bushings in your driveway, garage, etc.. The only alternative is possibly taking them to a machine shop and that is based on the recommendation of someone with experience. The biggest issue is you can't just push them out using the center pin. The rubber will just tear and at best you'll only succeed in pushing that out. You'll need a sleeve that will rest on the edge of the sleeve you're pushing out. Based on how difficult it was to press in the ball joints those sleeves are going to be brutal for extraction and installation. I'm not saying it can't be done still, but it is probably better to just find replacement LCA's. It's not going to be a DIY repair that's for sure. Enigma94, I'm at 130k miles so I would look at your shocks, ball joints, tie rod ends, maybe even your hubs before you worry about bushings. Short of a defective bushing from the manufacturing process 33k miles isn't enough to wear them out or some of the other components for that matter. Hell, mine only wore out because I ran around on blown out shocks and springs for way, way too many miles (50k miles) causing them to cycle outside of their normal operating range for so long. [/QUOTE]
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