LCA Whiteline bushing install hiccup! Need help!

[JoT4R]

Hey yall,

I have run into a hiccup installing the Whiteline LCA bushings on my passenger side. Driver side went in fine with some grit and brute force to fit the washers into their respective places.

As for the passenger side, I have managed to get the front ones in and threw in the cam bolt to hold everything together but the rear rear bushing washer has taken years off from me. I cannot get that thing squeezed in and when I do, it grabs onto the bushing and pulls the whole arm when I try adjusting it to throw the cam bolt through and can’t get it to line up.

I followed Timmy’s video the whole time but seems like he didn’t have too much trouble fitting those washers.

I used the bottle jack and torch method to press the old bushings out.

Could that have spread the arms out enough to make these washers not want to squeeze in?

and follow up, would it be okay to find a thinner washer to slide in there or would that cause an unforeseen problem down the line?

Any advice would be awesome, haven’t felt this defeated from a washer in a long time.

 

[Zhehan]

I followed this method for replacing my worn stock LCA bushings and installing the Whiteline bushings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX62NFGJwZ0

Heating up the metal enough so it expands seems like a really bad idea to me, so I didn't go that route. Tim also cuts into his frame in that video. I remember it being a bit of a pain to get both washers in, but not impossible. Only one side was harder than the others. I think I used a vice grip to hold the difficult one enough so I could tap it in. Maybe lube up the washer while you're at it. I did this in June 2022, so I don't remember all the details.

I'd ask Whiteline for advice if you're really stuck.

 

[T4R2014]

Installing bushings sucks. If you're in the salt belt you are definitely not pressing bushings out without causing damage to the arm. I recommend pressing the inner rubber out of the bushing, then sawzalling a relief in the outer diameter of the metal sleeve of the bushing. This weakens the press-fit and allows you to chisel the bushing out with minimal force. Heating and pressing increases your chances of deforming the bore or bending the arm. Once that happens you lose the press fit.

I would take the arm out and check to see that it didn't get bent. The two bushings are in-line so it shouldn't be hard to verify.