I finally got back to this project. Bottom line don't waste time. Get the sawzall out if the bolt won't come out. There was room to cut the bolt on both sides of the control arm bushing without hurting the car body. Ace hardware had a replacement bolt for $2.69 + .43 for the nut.

The original bolt was a 12mm x 100mm 1.5 thread pitch. I accepted a 1.75 pitch thread and will use locktite. There were no washers on the original install. The above is for the upper control arm.

The lower control arm bolt is the eccentric bolt and came out fine. Getting bushings installed in the LCA was a challenge. I gave my press away a long time ago because it was in the way and not used frequently.

I used washers and threaded rod to install the LCA bushings. Some say the bushings go in easily. Others report that Lemforders are a challenge. I have Lemforders and ended up beveling the ends of the inner bushing a very little bit. I also had to take a dremel with a fine stone to enlarge the hole for the inner bushing to fit into again, a really very little. Then it went together but was still tight. I used a dab of wheel bearing grease on the metal surfaces where the bushing cap goes against the control arm hole.

A relatively cheap 3/4" drive socket (don't remember size) fit the outside of the bushing and was able to press on the rim. I had to make a support for the center of the cap cut out of 3/4" pine. Use an additional washer if needed to further shim and support the center of the bushing cap.

Hopefully I'll get to put the front end back together by this weekend.

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85SD 240K & stopped counting painted, putting bac together. 84SD 180,000. sold to a neighbor and member here but I forget his handle. The 84 is much improved from when I had it. 85TD beginning to repair to DD status. Lots of stuff to do.