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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 04:32 PM
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Default Removing bushing material

Ingalls camber kit too wide for the upper control arm on the front of my ef.

So i ground down the metal sleeve and now i need to remove material from the bushing.

What would be the best way to go about doing this? A grinder? Arm saw?
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 05:46 PM
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I used a drill and a torch.
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 06:38 PM
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How effective was that?
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 06:41 PM
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Relatively effective. The drill, I felt, allowed me to be pretty precise.
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 06:59 PM
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Maybe im misunderstanding, but i find it hard to believe a drill would be effective in cutting a bushing...
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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 07:42 AM
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I used a rather wide bit, and used the sides of the bit to graze the edges ever so slightly.


However, after reading your first post again, in hindsight I bet a grinder would have been easier.
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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 07:00 PM
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Default Re: Removing bushing material (Coltmorris)

Okay okay.

A dude form Ingalls suggested sanding it down so im going to give that a shot.

Thanks for the input
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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 07:16 PM
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why not just put the arms in a vice and bend the tabs wider?
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 12:21 PM
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I dont own a vice. Nor do I have anything remotely adequate to hold the arm whilst doing some bending.

Also, I would rather not mess with components already on the car in the event of changing it back to stock camber.
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