Stupid YouTube! LCA Bushings

That makes sense. Yeah they did go in pretty easily. I felt like they should've been a little tighter. After the first one I did have second thoughts. Grabbed it with pliers & it didn't spin so I just went with it. I think they should be fine but I'll go ahead & wipe em off just to be safe. Thanks for saying something.

What about the cam sleeves & bolts (just the shanks, not the threads)? Those were the only things I originally planned on giving a light coat.

 

Light coat is good on those. Too much and you'll have trouble holding an alignment.

 

Ok cool. I'll see how bad they look when I take em off. If mine don't have much rust maybe I'll just use Boeshield T-9 instead.

 

Man I've been avoiding this exact job for the same reasons you were lol..
I replaced my front differential support arm bushings recently, and getting those old bushings out was a total pain in the ass. Also pretty nasty smoke and fumes if you use heat to get them out (I had to)

I thought about replacing the whole LCA's aftee that, but it seems silly when those bushings are so cheap. Ugh.

 

You can install the Whitelines by resting the LCA opening on a partially opened vise and use large adjustable pliers set onto the metal flange of the Whitelines, then tap them in with a hammer, being careful near the end that you vise is open enough so bushing has room to exit.

I did this working alone so really not hard at all.

With regards to OEM bushing removal I think soaking them overnight with penetrating oil will help if you have time. I had minimal rust so I pretty much just popped them out with a cold chisel hitting on the flange but one did give me a hard time. I did not soak them but on that last one I tried it and it seemed to help.

Lots of ways to skin this cat just depends on what tools you have available. I did not want to buy any tools specific to this job because expense will reach cost of new LCA quick.