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07-01-2014, 08:22 PM | #1 |
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FCAB Install level?
Going to do my FCABs this weekend. I see that you do not have to have the wheels off the ground (unloaded) but can it be done with them on a ramp? I was not sure if the uneven f to b position would not allow me to get them off or back on?
As in drive it up on a ramp to get the skid plate off and then do them from there with the tires on the ramp?
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07-03-2014, 07:42 AM | #2 |
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My recollection is that it's going to be easier if you can get the front wheels off and in the air. That will make it a little easier to shift the control arm around to get the brackets off of the pins that hold it in position and then to get the bracket back in place.
Before I had the lift, I remember getting the skid plate bolts replaced and installed was not a lot of fun while on my back on a creeper. They are torqued + 90 degrees of twist, so had to have both feet braced against jackstands to keep from sliding around.
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My plan was to put the front wheels up on ramps and then jack the side I was working on up slightly and take that wheel off. I have a lip out of my garage and it falls way, so if I leave my rear wheels in the garage and put the ramps on the apron, I get a very stable place to lift it and the lip and falling apron exaggerate the space under the car giving me more room to work. I took the tranny out of my 300 like this, so I should have room to do it, even though the skid plate might be fun to get back in by myself. Worst case, I toss my neighbor a beer and he will help me get the first bolts started!
Thanks for the advise.
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Thanks for the tips - I got her up in the air and the wheels off and it was a breeze - worked perfect even for replacing the sway bar bushings.
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I had to grind my FCAB's off... they were like melted onto the control arm. Anyone else have this problem? They did not come off with a gear puller... they simply tore. What I was left with was the part of the bushing with a metal tensioning ring... Still, once I surrendered and pulled out the grinder, it was easy going
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Nope - mine came right off. 2004 with 70K. Gear puller tugged at them a bit, but then they both popped and came right off.
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Just did mine using the Koch Tools kit from BavAuto.
Easy-peasy. Mine were pretty loose. Spritzed some Simple Green into them before I started pulling. The first one came off mostly by turning the bolt on the puller by hand. The second one popped off while I was still trying to get the puller situated. The hardest part for me was getting them lined back up to get the bolts through.
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