YotaPagota

Hello, I am hoping to replace the 4 cam bolts and hardware in my Gen 1 Tacoma. I don't have the time or money to replace bushings or the entire arm right now. If I have the front on jack stands would there be any torque on the bolts, enough to where I could not get the bolts and sleves out? I do realize that I could have a frozen one, just wanted to get this done in hopes of getting ahead of issues down the road. Thx for any help.

Jomoka

Up on a jack stand there should be very little force on the lower control arm. The strut tops out and the lower control arm just has some tension in the bushings from being rotated farther than normal.

They can certainly be rusted and frozen in place. Sometimes severely so. On one side of mine I eventually had to resort to sawing the bolt into bits, cutting on both sides of both bushings.

YotaPagota

Thx For the reply Jomoka, I guess I will see what I get soon. I assume the worst case is like you did, saw off the bolts and get new bushings. Do you know if the bushings are pressed?

Jomoka

They are pressed in. They're a real PITA to replace. A machine shop we use for presswork said they hate doing them.

On my '99, when it needed LCA bushings, I just got a new complete LCA. It didn't cost a huge amount over what 2 OEM bushings and the presswork would have cost. And less downtime, I took off the old, put on the new in one go. Not leaving it apart for a while while a shop did the bushings.

YotaPagota

Good to know, thx again for the help.