In need of HELP - tie bar install - bent LCA
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In need of HELP - tie bar install - bent LCA
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My car is jacked up in my garage. I'm installing a Skunk2 lower rear tie bar. As i'm undoing my bolt, I noticed that one of my LCA's is perfectly straight, and the other is BENT. I got the bolts out, and now I can't get any bolts in (not the new bolt, nor the old bolt) on the bent side. I tried sticking a metal rod in the hole where the bolt goes to try and pry the passageway straight... didn't work.
Would it be safe to hammer the LCA a bit, just so it's a bit straighter?
I need to be at work at 7am tomorrow. Help me!
My car is jacked up in my garage. I'm installing a Skunk2 lower rear tie bar. As i'm undoing my bolt, I noticed that one of my LCA's is perfectly straight, and the other is BENT. I got the bolts out, and now I can't get any bolts in (not the new bolt, nor the old bolt) on the bent side. I tried sticking a metal rod in the hole where the bolt goes to try and pry the passageway straight... didn't work.
Would it be safe to hammer the LCA a bit, just so it's a bit straighter?
I need to be at work at 7am tomorrow. Help me!
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Re: In need of HELP - tie bar install - bent LCA (KURRRRWA)
bent as in twisted? If the bolt hole don't line up, that's kinda common. try using some large pliers or channel locks to twist the control arm or stick the bolt halfway in and jack the trailing arm up under the brake, sometimes that will help line it up.
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Re: In need of HELP - tie bar install - bent LCA (KURRRRWA)
if the LCA is bent, then you might have to go ahead and replace it bro...i mean you can FORCE the lca bolt in, but you should get the lca replaced too 
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Re: In need of HELP - tie bar install - bent LCA (SpoonFedHatch)
It's lined up perfectly, but BENT. As in front to back. Will an LCA crack if I hammer it?
I just realized I have 2 right LCA's... It's bent so my wheel won't point funny
What am I to do?
[Modified by KURRRRWA, 10:24 PM 2/6/2003]
I just realized I have 2 right LCA's... It's bent so my wheel won't point funny
What am I to do?
[Modified by KURRRRWA, 10:24 PM 2/6/2003]
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Re: In need of HELP - tie bar install - bent LCA (KURRRRWA)
Rear lower tie bar was a bitch to put in. You gotta lift the rear end, put it on stands. Take the rims off and have a buddy tug on the control arms to line up the holes, then stick the bolts through. It's a pain to line up so use a screwdriver or something in the hole while your friend wrestles the control arm...
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Re: In need of HELP - tie bar install - bent LCA (JoshuaVTEC)
No no no, you dont understand. My car was built at the junkyard.... I have 2 right LCA's.... on the left they just bent it like mad so that the wheel looked straight.
Oh well. i'll prolly buy Integra LCA's. What makes Integra LCA's so good?
My car is on jackstands for now until I get the proper LCA. I will take pics tomorrow so you can see how ghetto my suspension is.
Thanks for the help anyways, guys
Oh well. i'll prolly buy Integra LCA's. What makes Integra LCA's so good?
My car is on jackstands for now until I get the proper LCA. I will take pics tomorrow so you can see how ghetto my suspension is.
Thanks for the help anyways, guys
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