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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 07:52 PM
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I bent A arm when putting in new Bushings

I pressed in my Poly A arm bushings last night and bent one of the "ears". What can I do to fix this, or should I try to see if it works as is. Has anyone else done this?

Kevin
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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 10:23 PM
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Yea; It happens almost every time. Most of the time you can beat it back into shape with a rubber or plastic mallet. Put a wood block under the other end to prevent any damage. Hope this works for you.
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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 10:27 PM
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wow bent the a-arm? i did not know you could do that hehe, i replaced my bushings today and it went flawlessly, i dint use the a-arm as a pry, did you? the only thing that took me a long time was adjusting my sway bar to make it dead center. Umm but yea you can try beating the aarm back to shape and if that doesnt work, then just go as is, shouldnt be a big problem
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