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Old 03-02-2008, 12:12 AM
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{Ralph's comments and write up is in black. I will add very little in blue. JL}


Take pictures of old and new bushings, look at how the UCA rubbed the body of the car.









Step seven: Install new inner sway bar bushing. Position new UCA into place, hold your tongue and leg just right, and have a helper move the UCA to get the UCA bolt to go back into place, hand tighten the assembly.




Step eight: If the new sway bar bushing prevent you from staring the bolt, and you see that the shock is in the way...DO NOT REMOVE THE SHOCK BOLTS!!! We did and almost had a disaster {This cannot be stressed enough. Had the rotor not wedged on the side of the floor jack we might have had the coil spring blast out of its location!!} ...instead, use one of the sway bar bushing washers and thread the bolt to lightly squeeze the bushings into place, then remove the bolt, add the proper bushing washers in place {2 outer} and then hand tighten. Tighten the UCA bolts.

Step nine: Using the pickle fork pry up the UCA and position the steering knuckle so the ball joint spindle goes into the knuckle. Tighten the UCA nut.




Step ten: Repeat steps two through nine for the other side. NOTE: The passenger side is much easier with the air cleaner removed.




Step eleven: Attach wheels and then lower the car. Tighten the sway bar bushing bolts.

Note: Remember to final tighten the wheel lugs!!! {We might have left this step out....}

Take car for a test drive.

Also make sure to thank your helper for the work they did and the pictures they took, and for not laughing at you when you can't find the ratchet or wrench that you just placed by your foot...many times during the job. {He never saw me laugh}

{After job is finished and you take your buddy to pick up his orient-named car having windows tinted, open trunk, step back, and remember what exclusive club you belong to......}

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'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

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