control arm bushings on a 78

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    anyone ever done these or know how hard they are? mine are all pretty worn out and the tops wont even take grease anymore. the bottoms hardly do.
     
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    If it's any thing like my '81 it's not hard. Mine were so toasted they fell out. The good ones I hade to torch I'm not sure how the hell you'd do them with out fire unless you have a press. All I really know is avoid energy suspension poly bushings the lower control arm bushings don't fit right and I'm returning them.
     
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    Yeah I think it's completely different. I ended up just wingin it, and they're really easy. But I could be doing them completely wrong. The control arm bracket is threaded on each end, and the bushings thread onto the bracket, and the control arm sits around the bushings in the front and back
     
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    Yo Virginia Beach You have a part number for those bushings?

    Edward [email protected]
     
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    Deeza TYR207 is what I used
     
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    Thanks Dude..
     

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