Thread: b14 200sx se-r, what must come off for control arm to come off?

please dont say hub, i just did the axle 2 days ago lol. but yeah b14 se-r needs new lca bushings and ball joints. what do i need off the car to get lca off? and what exactly do i do to remove lca? thanks.

just pop the ball joint out from the knuckle and then unbolt the two lca bushing mounts. a pickle fork will probably need to be used unless you can pop it out with a pry bar

Thanks for the help man. Just ordered bushings and I will attempt to get the arms off and bushings pressed out Sunday or this week

The sway bar end links, also have to be unhooked. While this may sound minor, be prepared to replace the end link bolts if it hasn't been off in a while. They tend to snap easily if they're rusty.

I used the 2 box wrench trick to get my joints loose. You basically use the nut on the ball joint against the second (smaller) wrench and pinch it against the knuckle and then loosen the nut so the pressure forces the taper part free. There's a write up somewhere, if you search for it.

Bushings are fairly easy. I used a bench vise to press them in. The threaded rod/big washer method works, as well. I used that for the rear trailing arm bushings.

the way you explained the two open wrench thing makes sense will have to try it. endlinks look ok, luckily im in california desert so no rust i see. will be doing some interior cleaning today then back to it.