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jessie
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Posted: 01-March-2023 at 11:19AM |
Hello, I'm writing you from Paris, France.
I'm the owner of a 73 fastback Gran Torino (351 Cleveland) My front control arm bushing are in need to be replaced, they're totally dried ! I've heard that you can change the whole part pre assembled (Front control arm with the bushing on it). Do you know if it's true and where can I get them please ? Thanks in advance
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72FordGTS
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I have never seen pre-assmenbled control arms for a '72-76 Torino. If you are unable to press out the old bushings, remove the control arms and bring them to an automotive garage. Any mechanic with a basic hydraulic press should be able to press the old ones out and press in the new ones in. Alternatively, if you want to switch to polyurethane bushings, you can remove the old rubber portion of the bushing, but leave the metal shells in place. You can do this with heat or by drilling them out. Then the new poly bushings can be installed without a press. In either situation you will need to remove the upper control arm and will require a alignment after installation. I would suggest marking the frame before unbolting the upper control arm cross shafts, so when you reinstall them should be pretty close to the same alignment prior to removal.
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Vince
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jessie
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Thanks Vince ! @72FordGTS
Jessie
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Compton
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The Hotchkis Galaxie control arms come preassembled with bushings, cross shafts and ball joints…will bolt in…
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Rockatansky
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be aware 1973 is a 'crossover year' for many parts, the 1973 model year saw engineering changes in the front spindles, rotors and bearings, and the upper control arm bushings and shafts IIRC. depending upon the build date and which plant your car was assembled at your car can have a mix of 1972 conforming parts and 1974 conforming parts. and to confuse matters they didn't change all the parts at the same time, that's why i say it can be a mix. then there's the possibility that some mechanic has replaced service wear items with whatever they could get
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jessie
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Thanks @Rockatansky, so what do you suggest ?
Jessie.
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jessie
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Thanks @compton, I'll check those hotchkis pre assembled out then.
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72FordGTS
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All the differences in the suspension bushings and shafts are laid out in this thread:
The upper bushings change in March 1972, while a lot of the other stuff was in late 1973. You can measure your bushings before ordering to make sure you have the correct size. I didn't know that the Hotchkis arms came assembled, but be aware the are an expensive aftermarket high performance part. So they are better than stock but far more expensive. Unless you are building a high performance machine, I'd just order stock bushings and have a auto shop press them in for you.
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jessie
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Awesome ! Thanks @72FordGTS
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