Hey gang,
Just reinstalled the front subframe and am putting new control arms with new eccentric AKG poly bushings on.
I've bolted the center ball joint to the subframe, installed the eccentric bushing into the bracket/lollipop (with set screw), and pushed the new bushing onto the control arm (all the way on).
The problem is -- the bracket doesn't make it to the mounting holes now. It looks to be a few mm off, but I can't figure out a way to get it any closer.
Here are some photos:
I've marked up the last one to show the gap I'm trying to overcome. It's not precise, as the bracket does get closer than what's shown -- but even when pressed closer it hits the little protruding guides that are over the mounting holes.
I've tried:
- rotating the bracket around the control arm end
- unbolted the subframe and hitting it with a mallet towards the front of the car in case there was a little wiggle room there
- unbolted the subframe hoping that lowering the center ball joint would provide enough room at the end of the control arm to pass over the guides
- tried getting the bolt in there to use it as a guide but it's not close enough to get past the protruding guides
- ummm... did I mention rotating the bracket?
- oh, and I double checked the part numbers to make sure I had the right control arms
I'm not entirely sure where to go from here. Looking for suggestions.
Could rotating the eccentric bushing in the bracket help? It doesn't seem like it would affect the placement, but I'm not sure (and don't want to remove it all and reinstall it if it's not going do anything).
Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
Som
Just reinstalled the front subframe and am putting new control arms with new eccentric AKG poly bushings on.
I've bolted the center ball joint to the subframe, installed the eccentric bushing into the bracket/lollipop (with set screw), and pushed the new bushing onto the control arm (all the way on).
The problem is -- the bracket doesn't make it to the mounting holes now. It looks to be a few mm off, but I can't figure out a way to get it any closer.
Here are some photos:
I've marked up the last one to show the gap I'm trying to overcome. It's not precise, as the bracket does get closer than what's shown -- but even when pressed closer it hits the little protruding guides that are over the mounting holes.
I've tried:
- rotating the bracket around the control arm end
- unbolted the subframe and hitting it with a mallet towards the front of the car in case there was a little wiggle room there
- unbolted the subframe hoping that lowering the center ball joint would provide enough room at the end of the control arm to pass over the guides
- tried getting the bolt in there to use it as a guide but it's not close enough to get past the protruding guides
- ummm... did I mention rotating the bracket?
- oh, and I double checked the part numbers to make sure I had the right control arms
I'm not entirely sure where to go from here. Looking for suggestions.
Could rotating the eccentric bushing in the bracket help? It doesn't seem like it would affect the placement, but I'm not sure (and don't want to remove it all and reinstall it if it's not going do anything).
Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
Som
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