cwf1988

having trouble lining up the control arm for the bolt will go through for i can tighten uo the bolt,, any suggetions

gezzuzz

did it come with longer bolts?

cwf1988

the bolts are not the pro,, it just wont line up and the bolt wont go through,, i tryed for alomst a hour and a hafe

Eran

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use a jack.

cwf1988

did that one side lines up the other wont
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Eran

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Use a mallet, then. I can't think of any reason those two shouldn't work.

boostaddict14

grab the good old bfh

Eran

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I love my BFH.

cwf1988

i used a hammer and a screw driver through the bolt whole and no luck

Eran

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Is your LCA horseshoed?

cwf1988

what u mean ,, sorry man

Eran

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Bent.

yoej8

if you mean the bolt that connects the control arm to the subframe.. try playing with the wheel to adjust it, worked for me. just get an alignment afterwards.

cwf1988

no its not bent. why do i need it alighnment after that

B18CivicEH2

push the LCA up and down while you are under the car and have someone pulling the wheel back and foward from the outside untill it lines up...
weird you getting this prob, when i threw mine on, took me like 5 mins...didnt have probs with the LCA...

cwf1988

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18CivicEg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">push the LCA up and down while you are under the car and have someone pulling the wheel back and foward from the outside untill it lines up...
weird you getting this prob, when i threw mine on, took me like 5 mins...didnt have probs with the LCA...</TD></TR></TABLE>

ya i know,, i talked to some people and looked at it, they said the lca is normal just hard to put the bold back in place, one of those odd situations. What would cause a bent lca i might ask

B18CivicEH2

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ya i know,, i talked to some people and looked at it, they said the lca is normal just hard to put the bold back in place, one of those odd situations. What would cause a bent lca i might ask</TD></TR></TABLE>

i would guess by hitting like a curb or something..

cwf1988

ebrake ???\

MasterKwan

I typically grab the control arm with a big assed pair of pliers (Channel locks) and twist the whole arm to get the bushings to line up. While the arms attached to the trailing arm, the trailing arm applies a "twist" to the arm. That's why you can't get the bushing holes to line up. That's why the screwdriver doesn't work either, you might get the bushing straight for a second then when you pull the driver back out it twists in place again.

From the back of the car, I grab the bottom edge of the arm and twist upwards with the channel locks. That shifts the front end of the bushing down to line up the hole.

yoej8

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cwf1988 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no its not bent. why do i need it alighnment after that</TD></TR></TABLE>
some need an alignment to prevent premature tire wear because their tires aren't straight after they work on the suspension.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18CivicEg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">push the LCA up and down while you are under the car and have someone pulling the wheel back and foward from the outside untill it lines up...
weird you getting this prob, when i threw mine on, took me like 5 mins...didnt have probs with the LCA...</TD></TR></TABLE>
This guy has the same idea with more detail. follow his instructions and you should be fine.

cwf1988

that sounds good i have not tryed that. i still dont get the agihment deal

cwf1988

i mean im not trying to be a ***, i just dont understand how it will effect the alghiment. i messed with the wheel alot too

yoej8

no prob, yeah it's just to try to save the tires and make em last a lil longer

B18CivicEH2

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i dont think you should worry about it..

cwf1988

thank u much guys,, ill try everything,, its a pain in te *** though. any other ideas let me know