Well if the car is resting on blocks placed underneath the lower control arms,
then the uppers wont be resting on those rubber bump stops. If you have any
trouble, just ask.
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I’ll be careful. I know that the upper control arm doesen’t have a spring
in it but if one let the arm down too far the rubber stop could act as a
spring! But I wont do that! I’ll do it like Joe said! Thanks again guys J
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The upper control arm doesnt have a spring in it. If you support the lower ball
joint like Joe said, then youll be just fine. It wont "hit back" on you. But as
always, be careful.
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This is the way i planned to do it and thought might work when I looked at how
things were interconnected. I'll proceed with caution & if i notice any heavy
load on the ball joint nut I'll stop! (or run) As long as I don't let the
lower arm pull the upper arm all the way down to the rubber stop, creating a
load, there should be no way the upper arm would "hit back" on me!? I'll
be careful! Thanks! ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe To:
'The Chevelle Mailing List' Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 8:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Tension from springs on upper front controlarms?
If you support the weight of the vehicle with a jack, directly under the
lower ball joint( or as close as possible to the end of the arm) You can
remove the upper ball joint nut, break the ball joint loose with a pickle fork,
and then remove the upper arm, no problem. The key is supporting the
Vehicles weight at the outer end of the lower control arm. Joe 70 SS
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STOP There is pressure everywhere in there. Take a look at how
things are connected. The spindle connects the upper/lower control arms. I
won’t go into more detail on how to take them off safely because they can be
dangerous. Ask a How To and folks with better verbage than I will
respond. Spring compressors are a nice tool to use to keep yourself safe.
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Hi! Is there any tension from the springs on the upper "a-arms" ?
i.e. can I remove them without removing the springs? As far as I can
see all tension/weight is on the lower control arm? I need to change
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