Distance between mounting bracket and control arm?

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Jun 23, 2004 | 12:28 PM

xdriver

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Distance between mounting bracket and control arm?

he one I am taking out is nearly 65mm, looking in the book I have it says they should be 47mm, what should I do? Put it exactly the same as the one I took out? Both the uppers are currnetly about 65mm away from the mounting bracket.

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Jun 23, 2004 | 01:33 PM

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clamp bolt never seize?

The clamp bolt I took out, I ended up using a sawzall, lots of penetrating grease, and a sledgehammer. To anyone that has done thier control arms: would you put neverseize on the new bolt?

Jun 23, 2004 | 03:54 PM

Kris Hansen

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Yes, put anti seize on the bolt. and, put it in backwards, if you have air tools...

that way you can get your impact gun on it should you ever want to take it off again.

Jun 23, 2004 | 04:08 PM

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backwards?

what about putting in the shock absorber to lower control arm(front) bolt in backwards? that way if it had to come out I wouldnt have to mess around with the lower front(rear) arm. since when I took it out it would have had to "go through" the rear lower arm. Or is the nut that goes on it too big? - that it would get in the way of the lower rear arm? not sure if you understand what I am trying to describe.

Jun 23, 2004 | 04:21 PM

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Yep, you can put the lower shock bolt in backwards too.

Jun 23, 2004 | 07:14 PM

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got the arm in and working fine, but ABS light is on

now. I am guessing a sensor right there by the rotor, but is there any reason that it should have gone on after replacing the control arm? Too much banging at the clamp bolt? any ideas?

Kris-thanks for the confirmation on reversing the bolts.