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      02-04-2010, 09:30 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by vitig View Post
To do it, Is it necesary bleeding the brakes?
,is it necessary to drop the transmission?
Like Harold noted, to drop the subframe more than a few inches, you need to disconnect the two rubber brake lines to the subframe, so they must be bled afterwords. I did not touch the transmission, rear end, or even the shocks. The shocks stayed connected. Two floor jacks are helpful. One to hold the subframe, and one on the opposite rear corner from the front bushing. If you lift up the opposite rear corner a few inches, it drops the front enough to get the tool in place.

And I got the bushings from Harold!

I had all thread and lots of washers on hand just in case, but the tool worked out great. No rocket science to the tool, just the right size metal cups.
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