<VV> FC Control Arm Bushing R&R - 64 Brier- help!

[Bob Gilbert]

Reply in body.

aircooled6 at prodigy.net wrote:<>This looked to be a reasonably straight 
forward project.  Got the  ball joints loose, Got the shock out, got the 
spring out.  No damage  to me, which is good!

Now the problem is, I cannot figure out how to get the upper and  lower 
a-arms off.  Yes, i do have a '61 shop manual.  Unfortunately,  I cannot 
find it anywhere.  I just had it about 2 weeks ago for  something else, 
but then the house got cleaned because my parents  were coming to visit 
and no one recalls where it was put (arrgh)

Im looking at the upper a-arm and I see a couple of 9/16 head bolts  and 
I can feel the nuts on the back side of the crossmember but I  simply do 
not see a way to get at them to remove the upper arm.  Is  the "Bar" (I 
dont know what its called-the bar with the bolts on the  end that the 
bushings ride on) supposed to come with the a-arm?  I  dont see how to 
get the a-arm off of that bar, even if its out of the  vehicle, but Im 
sure its easy!

"The bar comes out with the A-arm. If memory servers me the bar is held 
in by bolts on the ends, then you press the bushings out. The best way 
is to use a special tool made just for that. Also I have taken the 
bushings out with a hammer and chisel, better yet an air chisel. When 
using a press to install the bushings a spacer is need  between the two 
bushing holes to prevent the a-arm from being bent."

The bottom bar has two small bolts and one large nut holding it in.   
All three came off easily, but the bolt that the large nut went on  
appears to be solidly rusted into place and will not release the  bar.  
I have put some kroil all over the bolt and am hoping that this  will 
loosen it.

Im really, really hoping that removal of the whole cross-member is  not 
the recommended way to get this done.  Oh, please say it aint so!

Meanwhile, can someone walk me thru this or perhaps scan the  
appropriate pages of section 3 which will cast some light on this?  I  
figured I would be done with at least one side today and Im at a  
standstill.  I must replace the upper bushings as they are completely  
absent.  Bits and pieces of the rubber are all that remain.

HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPP 
PPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Everett Wilson
North Richland Hills TX
64 Greenbrier - The Victim of worn out bushings.
67 500 4dr - also out of service at the moment-awaiting front wheel  
cylinders
 
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