Re: 62 dodge Polara upper control arms

[Eric R <hoodoovoodooray@xxxxxxxxx>]

This doesn't answer your question, but if you couldn't use a long
enough breaker bar to turn them then try an impact wrench after you
take the control arms out.  That's what worked for me on my Newport.
You can't use an impact to start the new ball joints back in though,
but once you get them in a little ways it's ok.

On Feb 1, 10:31 pm, "pehlm...@xxxxxxxxxxx" <pehlm...@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm in the process of rebuilding the front suspension in my 62
> Polara.  I ordered up a poly rebuild kit from PST, and I have a disc
> brake conversion kit that uses the original drum spindles etc...  In
> the process of trying to remove the Ball joints, it has become obvious
> that 50 years of grease and dirt and crud has turned into a concrete
> like substance that is making the ball joints virtually impossible to
> remove.  I have been considering just removing the Upper control arms
> and replacing them with tubular uppers ( a number of people seem to
> manufacture them).  However, none of the manufacturer's that I've
> looked at seem to have a listing for 62 dodge.  So here's my
> question....are the UCA's on a 62 dodge considered A body or B body?
> I know they use the smaller ball joint which is typical of the early A
> bodies, but the car itself is considered a B body.  Likewise, I know
> in the rear suspension, even though a 62 Polara is considered a B
> body, it takes A body leaf springs.  So has anyone done a tubular UCA
> swap, and if so, what did you use?  Keep in mind though, that I am
> stuck with the factory spindles to work with my disc brake kit.
>
> Any advice greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> JohnP

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