Installing GS-F/RC-F front lower control arm bushing?
02-17-19, 02:02 PM
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The last number in the box is ft-lbs
The first pic is the Right Front lower control arm...just mirror it for the Left Front.
02-17-19, 02:14 PM
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02-17-19, 06:22 PM
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you don’t need an alignment after. Assuming your alignment know is good. My mechanic told me if we changed the whole control arm you would but not for these.
02-17-19, 06:36 PM
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Thank you. Definitely going to keep searching for a better quote!
02-17-19, 07:46 PM
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just make sure you tell them that you bought the whole bracket, with the bushings in them. No pressing required. You could even show them the pic so they understand. Just make sure you don’t pay more than 30 min labor, only 3 bolts holding each one, super easy job.
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Jazzrock (10-29-19)
03-04-19, 06:05 PM
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EDIT: Think I'll do this myself, seems easy just like installing a catback or downpipe. Bolt on bolt off
Last edited by wirelessg; 03-04-19 at 06:23 PM.
03-04-19, 06:54 PM
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Pole Position
03-04-19, 07:47 PM
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03-04-19, 07:50 PM
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an independent garage by my house, are u in Ottawa?
some ppl think the job takes longer because they think they need to press the bushings, they don’t. You bought the whole assembly, it’s 3 bolts and that’s it.
explain that to them, show them the part you bought, tell them your brother in a different city had people put them in for 30 min labor. It’s literally a 30 min job with a lift.
some ppl think the job takes longer because they think they need to press the bushings, they don’t. You bought the whole assembly, it’s 3 bolts and that’s it.
explain that to them, show them the part you bought, tell them your brother in a different city had people put them in for 30 min labor. It’s literally a 30 min job with a lift.
03-04-19, 07:58 PM
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an independent garage by my house, are u in Ottawa?
some ppl think the job takes longer because they think they need to press the bushings, they don’t. You bought the whole assembly, it’s 3 bolts and that’s it.
explain that to them, show them the part you bought, tell them your brother in a different city had people put them in for 30 min labor. It’s literally a 30 min job with a lift.
03-04-19, 08:07 PM
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I was just in Markham last week, I got a transmission fluid drain and fill, throttle body and a fuel injector cleaning for $120 cash at a garage there, some guy who’s a former Toyota master tech.... dealership is like 350-400$ for that and in Ottawa there’s not 1 independent Toyota tech that could even do it.
03-04-19, 08:13 PM
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https://www.kijiji.ca/v-other-auto-p...ationFlag=true
thats his ad his contact info is there. He would do the work right in front of you and surely charge you no more than 30 min labor, he was really good working on my car I got to sit beside him and watch everything
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03-04-19, 08:15 PM
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i just checked google maps your 15 min from Markham, go see this guy if you want he’s the independent master Toyota tech I saw last week..
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-other-auto-p...ationFlag=true
thats his ad his contact info is there. He would do the work right in front of you and surely charge you no more than 30 min labor, he was really good working on my car I got to sit beside him and watch everything
03-05-19, 05:03 AM
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Likely when I have the front up to put on the summer wheels I'll do it at the same time.
If you got jack stands, just use those.
With the car ramps once you loosen off the bushings the weight of the vehicle may cause the end of the control arm to move slightly.
It's not fall or nothing crazy like that, just might be a little hard to get the holes for the bolts lined up exactly...not the end of the world though, that's pretty easy to get around.
There's a couple shops in Richmond Hill near me if you need a recommendation.