BMR Suspension BK044 - Manual

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BK043, BK044, and BK045 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
INSTALLATION:
1. Lift the vehicle and safely support the body with jack stands under the frame rails, allowing
the rear end to drop as far as possible.
2. Place a hydraulic jack under the axle. Removing the wheels/tires is optional but will allow
you to lower the rear end further and give more workspace as well.
3. Remove the upper control arm bolts at the axle then pivot the control arms up, out of the
work area.
4. Unbolt the lower shock mounting bolts, allowing the rear end to droop further.
5. The images below show tools designed specifically for removing and installing the axle
bushings. There are also various other ways to accomplish the same thing. If you don’t have
a tool, you can “core the bushing” by drilling multiple holes in the rubber portion then
knocking the outer steel sleeve out of the rear end with a dead blow hammer. It is also
possible to burn the rubber out of the bushing using a torch. NOTE: for part number BK043,
DO NOT destroy the outer steel sleeve. The other sleeve gets re-used for this part number.
6. Once the bushings have been removed from the rear end, clean the housing bores with steel
wool or sand paper to remove any rust and scale in the mounting holes.
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