Fitting Anti-Lift parrts to Control Arm

[CMF_Alex_B]

Any tips here guys? i had the control arm off a few weeks back (image below), but planning to pull car down today, to do koni inserts and antilift bush. but i dunno how you get that rear control arm bush off, and for that matter i guess the new one is difficult to get on too,

any help is appreciated,

Alex

 

[cisco]

Hey that big bush thing just pops off. Just try to work it off. But plenty of grease in there with the new one.
Rubber grease (hopefully you got some with the whiteline parts) so that the rubber doesn't rot.

Have fun Alex.

 

[CMF_Alex_B]

okies, just looked like it would be a pain when it was off a few weeks back. thanks for the promto reply, have fun with the web stuff aaron,

Alex

 

[CMF_Alex_B]

well i've gotten the big rubber off ther control arm with some gloves, nice . but i was suspicious of unrepaired? accident damage when i had the lefthand side of the car apart a few weeks back,

the lefthand control arm front mounting bush is either been pressed in on an angle or bent across or something, thing is it seem tight not loose like the rubber is worn, please any opinions/ideas? the flash used in the images make it hard to see the difference angle. these first teo pics are of the lefthand control arm a few weeks back(i couldn't get the righthand one off to compare) and then the following two pictures are both left and righthand arms,

thanks in advance!

Alex

ps. no bends, or cracked paint is visiable on either arms nor on the chassis mopunting points. i firs became aware of this after temp fitting 17 inch wheels, because the lafthand wheel sits noticably back in the wheel arch.

 

[CMF_Alex_B]

and second pic from a few weeks back

 

[CMF_Alex_B]

today...

 

[CMF_Alex_B]

on pic above, notice on the lefthand control arm, the top bolt angles to the left while the other is straight, and very close to angling left... second pic below...

 

[CMF_Alex_B]

so i gues what i'm asking is would the bush bend??? before the mouting point on the chassis?

below is the lefthand side of the car with the wheel back in the guard (yes the steering wheel was straight) that made me notice the issue

 

[CMF_Alex_B]

and the righthand side

 

[CMF_Alex_B]

with the wheels on the lefthand wheel sits about 0.7cm closer to the mudflap than the right,

any wild ideas etc.. all appreciated

ta,

Alex

 

[CMF_NotAnotherSSS]

well mate i had a sneak peak at your car last brissy meet and i didnt pick up any signs of accident damage.

First thing to look for with that sort of issue is chassis clamp marks underneath the car.

BTW, see a podiatrist about those ingrowns

 

[CMF_Alex_B]

any pics of a chassis clamp mark? lol, hmm might try google iage search,

 

[CMF_Sean]

Looks to me as though just the actual bolt is bent Alex. Check the mount as well as that may have also been slightly distorted if the bolt has bent.

Seano

 

[CMF_Alex_B]

hehe, google search of "chassis clamp marks" brings up the CMF micra buyer beware page first on the list.

here some more pics, are these the clamps marks?

below is the front left, very hard too see them..

 

[CMF_Alex_B]

rear left outside, much clearer...

 

[CMF_Alex_B]

rear left inside

 

[CMF_Alex_B]

and the identical marks are on the outside,

mighty, the actual metal sleeve/bush on the lefthand control arm looks most certainly at an angle, but 99% sure bolts not bent, just had a look at mounting point - difficult to say but it looks like its just pointing backwards, going to get steel ruler out and do some measuring to and from the mounting bracket, hope there i something fixed nearby to compare with,

Alex

 

[CMF_Sean]

You should have just bent your control arm... Much easier to fix dude!!

Seano - Experience not necessary

 

[CMF_Alex_B]

hmm righthand side looks more convincing, crosses fingers cisco dosn't slap me for using up space.

front right, see the little dots

 

[CMF_Alex_B]

rear outside

 

[CMF_Alex_B]

rear inside, so are these dots from manfacturing? or clamping marks,

Alex

 

[CMF_NotAnotherSSS]

I cant see any signs of clamping. Those markings are all just manufacturing pressings...

Ideally you need to get the car up on a hoist to look for them.

Still - just replace the suspect control arm and bolt with one from a micra which hasnt seen a front ender. Never hurts and if still looks suspect you can take it to a panel shop which can have a look at it with the laser sights and see if your little micra is bent or not!!!

 

[CMF_Alex_B]

well, after much confuscious (finding the rigthhand control arm to be 4-5mm shorter in north-south length than the left hand , neither are bent) i figured the car has driven fine for 12mths / 30'000km, yes 30'000 in 12mths i'll just put it all back together and when its getting the alignment ask em their opinion on the matter. and yes cisco i had fun, the most fun was the front konis,hehe, scroll down to the pic's that tell a thosand words, well maybe not a thousand,

Alex

 

[CMF_Alex_B]

also, the antilift kit actually pushes the entire front strut and hub assebly forwards and outwards somewhat, now you can hardly/ almost not notice the issues with the lefthand side, and the righthadn side is measurably forwards only with a ruler but looks normal with casual eye. Which what all my whining was about. didn't want to spend money on nice big wheels (15" ) and have the wheel look awkward (hmm, that spelling looks awkward? no) / noticably back in the guard to the casual eye,

Alex

 

[CMF_Alex_B]

as the pics show, i had to cut the second strut off through the springs with a hacksaw (i had spring compressors on so the strut top didn't shoot off at 60km/h) as the top sturt nut wouldn't undo. most fun part was cutting the top of struts with an angle grinder, hehe. one thing i found though was the instructions say you need a 14mm drill, we after finding out a 14mm drillbit (that i would drill four holes with) was $40 odd dollars i got me a 13mm for $17. and the 13mm imho should be recommended as a 14mm hole would have had allot of freeplay on both occasions that needed drilling,

anyways steers easy to the left now , so will get her straightened up this week. Koni's are currently set on softest, and combined with the kings i think the car still has the old gear in - as there is no decrease in comfort whatsoever, yet to try them on the firmer settings, except the front dampers aren't floating around like a mesage in a bottle

so now i'm absolutly stuffed/tried ready for bed, lol

Alex