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Control arm - Is there a safe way to force it?

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Re: Control arm - Is there a safe way to force it?

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chrism wrote: 16 Sep 2019, 05:53 I’m a little late to the game here but the way I’ve tackled it in the past was to hang a looped chain over the outer end of the CA and then slide a 2x4 through the lower part of the chain loop (below the CA). With the inboard end of the 2x4 resting under the subframe I had about three feet of it hanging outward from the car which gave me plenty of leverage by which to pull the CA downward.

Excellent idea. I'll add this tip in a video I've done on the matter

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