Painting control arms..
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Alright so I pulled my control arms out of storage and bead blasted what I had, I will be using the ones still on the car since both ball joint boots are torn on the spare set. My plan is to primer and paint with rustoleum, but I'm not sure if I should paint the bushing areas. I'm installing ES bushings all around, I'm guessing I should gob on the grease, but should I bother painting the insides of the bushing mounting spots?
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I'd primer inside, but not paint. You want something in there for rust abatement, but nothing so thick that it limits the bushing's ability to slide in.
Do yourself a favor and drill for zerks while they're all apart.
Do yourself a favor and drill for zerks while they're all apart.
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I forget why. Also do you drill through the bushing too? The grease isn't for the outside of the bushing, it's for the metal sleeve inside that...
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The bushings don't quite touch each other in the middle, so as long as you center your zerk it will get through. This is with the exception of one of the bushings which you must drill through since its a single piece (instead of 2 piece like the remainder of the bushings). Zerk fittings make long term maintenance simple and make it easy to keep your bushings moving as freely as possible.
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The grm article was about spherical rod ends. Drilling them makes them weak. Brushing should be fine.
I also remembered the split bashing setup... and the grooves in the interior against the metal sleeve.
I also remembered the split bashing setup... and the grooves in the interior against the metal sleeve.
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Grease will not "leak" out of a zerk fitting due to gravity. Hell it won't even come out of the container if you hold it upside down. Just use normal grease available from the hardware store, SuperLube has also been suggested and is available at Ace Hardware.
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I've never dealt with them before, I did google it after asking though. Regarding the bushings that would need to be drilled through (the 1pc ones), do these poly ones not spin somewhat due to suspension activity, making the Zerk fitting not line up, or damaging it?
1/4" should be sufficient I imagine..
Edit- Looks like Emilio already did it, with some pics. Going to have to check clearance with my suspension..
http://949racing.com/installingzerkfittings.aspx
1/4" should be sufficient I imagine..
Edit- Looks like Emilio already did it, with some pics. Going to have to check clearance with my suspension..
http://949racing.com/installingzerkfittings.aspx
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