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Post by oldsproject on Nov 26, 2009 21:13:34 GMT -5
Sooooo how do you guys get the bushings out  Picking up new ones tomorrow (control arms, differential, etc). |
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Post by oldsproject on Nov 27, 2009 10:43:09 GMT -5
Sooooo how do you guys get the bushings out Picking up new ones tomorrow (control arms, differential, etc). Never mind, Auto Zone has a bushing driver set in their loaner tools. Headed there today. |
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Post by RAM Z on Nov 27, 2009 10:56:06 GMT -5
I sawzalled mine.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2009 17:10:36 GMT -5
it's a bear of a job
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Post by BR[] on Nov 27, 2009 18:50:39 GMT -5
A arms are easy with an air chisel. Working from the inside, put the chisel at about a 45 degree angle on the metal edge of the bushing (not against the A arm). Hit the trigger, which should collapse the metal into the rubber and drive the bushing out at the same time. It takes about a second. Can't get any easier.
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Post by oldsproject on Nov 27, 2009 19:29:52 GMT -5
Well I used a little ingenuity, BR[]'s BFH and Mikes spacer idea and got all of them out real easy  . Basically bought some 2" PVC, cut a couple sections from it to use as spacers inside the control arms, laid the control arms on a 3" piece of pipe and hit them with a two pound hammer. Couple shots per bushing but they flew right out! Was actually one of the easiest things so far. Cleaning up the A arms has turned out to be no fun though, what a mess and chore  BFH  PVC Cut to fit  PVC Installed  Pipe  Set it on a hit it hard  |
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Post by oldsproject on Nov 27, 2009 19:31:22 GMT -5
A arms are easy with an air chisel. Working from the inside, put the chisel at about a 45 degree angle on the metal edge of the bushing (not against the A arm). Hit the trigger, which should collapse the metal into the rubber and drive the bushing out at the same time. It takes about a second. Can't get any easier. And BTW, the auto zone bushing kit is useless and not for this type of job. It did come in handy for the upper A arms but that's it. |
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Picking up new ones tomorrow (control arms, differential, etc).
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. Basically bought some 2" PVC, cut a couple sections from it to use as spacers inside the control arms, laid the control arms on a 3" piece of pipe and hit them with a two pound hammer. Couple shots per bushing but they flew right out! Was actually one of the easiest things so far. Cleaning up the A arms has turned out to be no fun though, what a mess and chore 