{Chrysler 300} 300C upper control arm bushing replacement

["Henry A. Mitchell III" <hamlll@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

First pic: I need to replace all the upper control arm bushings on my 300C.

Second pic: I have the bushings and they are the correct diameter and length.

Third pic: the manual says to slam the bushing flange against the outer face of the control arm on both sides of the arm with both bushings facing inward.

Fourth pic: currently there is a considerable space between the bushing flange and the control arm face, with the spacing being different on all four bushings (left arm, right arm, front and back), but the space is roughly, roughly ¼ inch. There is no possibility of pressing the bushing flange against the arm (on both sides) and have the arm fit in the arm brackets, like the book says to do.

The question is: using the bushings, how do I locate the arm in the arm brackets, using that space between the bushing flange and the arm? Is there a specified space between the flange and the arm front and back, left and right. Do I make the spacing the same on all four bushings? It seems like the position of the arm would affect the caster.

By the way, I think I know why the bushing rubber chewed up and disappeared: I accessed the forwardlook-300 archive search (Thank You Noel). One article says that, after replacing upper and lower bushings, when installing the arms, the arms have to be in the normal position as if the car is sitting on the ground even though the car is on jacks when removing and replacing the arms.

 

Henry Mitchell

      300C

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