m3 Cab will NOT slide onto CA

[87e30]

Just go overboard. The detergent will be squeezed out whether you put a lot or a small dab, as the fit between the rubber bushing and the control arm is very tight.

I use a weird looking contraption that I made from some all thread and a harmonic balancer puller. I bet one of those long wood clamps, as someone mentioned above, would work great.

Yeah, I think that would have worked well.

I used two of these:


A bolt with fat washers to hold it together and through the control arm, then a flat metal bar across the top. Then bolted down.

[Lunner]

Yeah, I think that would have worked well.

I used two of these:


A bolt with fat washers to hold it together and through the control arm, then a flat metal bar across the top. Then bolted down.

I like that idea. I'll be stealing it for next time.

[87e30]

I like that idea. I'll be stealing it for next time.

It worked surprisingly well. I was upset I didn't try it earlier.

[2002maniac]

contraption is definitely the way to go.

more KY helps.

[Jesse30]

i put mine on by hand with lube?

i mean it wasnt easy, but didnt feel like anything to use a hammer for. pussies

[87e30]

i put mine on by hand with lube?

i mean it wasnt easy, but didnt feel like anything to use a hammer for. pussies

I'm thinking they are all just slightly differently sized, plus the variance in the control arm.

There is no fucking way mine was sliding on.

[BraveUlysses]

i put mine on by hand with lube?

i mean it wasnt easy, but didnt feel like anything to use a hammer for. pussies

were they standard e30 cabs? or offset, solid m3 cabs? the m3 cabs were extremely stiff and no amount of pushing would get them on.

[scottinAZ]

i put mine on by hand with lube?

i mean it wasnt easy, but didnt feel like anything to use a hammer for. pussies

so did I, but being as I was doing it laying down, it was a pain in the ass to get my weight behind it for a good push. Nutbusting pain in the ass, next time I make the damn contraption.....

[Jesse30]

were they standard e30 cabs? or offset, solid m3 cabs? the m3 cabs were extremely stiff and no amount of pushing would get them on.

offset solid m3 cabs ;)

[BraveUlysses]

offset solid m3 cabs ;)

is this you?

[bryant.cw]

I used a two ton press that was bypassing hydraulic fluid (it was right at its 2 ton limit) in a floor mounted press to get my m3 offset solid CAB's on.

No way its going on with human power.

[AndrewBird]

Are we talking about putting the bushing into the lollipop or putting the control arm into the bushing?

Bushing into the lollipop needs a press or careful hammering. Control arm into bushing requires some force too, but could be done by hand.

[87e30]

Are we talking about putting the bushing into the lollipop or putting the control arm into the bushing?

Bushing into the lollipop needs a press or careful hammering. Control arm into bushing requires some force too, but could be done by hand.

It would have taken a very strong person.

I was sliding m3 solid offset bushing onto the CA. It was already in the lollipop.

Here is a diagram of the contraption I made:



Just play around with it until you find something that works. I got lucky and returned the eyelet bolts, in total a 6 dollar tool that saved me a lot of time. (after I'd already wasted a few hours)

[george graves]

Very nice man. Very nice.

[87e30]

Very nice man. Very nice.

Thanks. Someone PM'd me asking how I did it, and I honestly don't have a lot of knowledge to share on here so it was nice to be able to help someone else out for once. (hopefully)

Thanks for all the help r3v.