upper control arm help please

[Jeffintampa]

couple of how do you do it?

I have it jacked up tire off, and jacked up the disk and rotor part up so contol arm is pretty level,

How do you get the front one out of that split one, I have tried prying it open with a hammer and smaking it hasnt budged,

next,,, I am doing the passenger side first (easiest i hear) How do you get the bolt on the right side out pass that plastic add on to the shock? Do you have to remove that thing if so how???

Please help

 

[asluder]

When i did the ones on my 94 i removed the struts then just the suspension hang and hit the top with a hammer and finely it came out you may try heating it up.


I don't know what you are talking about here? The height sensor

"next,,, I am doing the passenger side first (easiest i hear) How do you get the bolt on the right side out pass that plastic add on to the shock? Do you have to remove that thing if so how???"

hope this helps
adam

 

[Jeffintampa]

Well one side done thanks Adam, Ended up deflating the shock and it turned and droped enough to get the bolt out. I had to bang a screw driver between the spreader and then drive it out. Put a new tie rod end on while I was at it hope I dont need lower ball joints those look hard.

 

[Jeffintampa]

Well got it completed the drives side was not as bad as I expected just had to have patience. I did not take out my master cylinder. I unhooked that computer plug in beside it and moved it out of the way and was able to get a 18mm wrench on it, after I got it loose (hard part) I changed and used a 3/4 wrench (easer to get on the nut)

Changed my upper control arm
tie rod end
and that strut thing lol

(I am not a mechanic )

 

[mespock]

Well one side done thanks Adam, Ended up deflating the shock and it turned and droped enough to get the bolt out. I had to bang a screw driver between the spreader and then drive it out. Put a new tie rod end on while I was at it hope I dont need lower ball joints those look hard.

Lowers are not that hard just make sure you get an alignment now