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whats the easiest way you have found to remove old bushings? Everyone seems to have their own ways from heat to air chisels but what really works best??

 

tattoo76 posted a link to a bushing tool kit with a video that made it look super easy. im going to get one of those kits....ive always used any way possible

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tattoo76 posted a link to a bushing tool kit with a video that made it look super easy. im going to get one of those kits....ive always used any way possible

yep. i bought one after visiting him a few years back. works like butter


hit him up though Brent. he found a cheaper kit made from the same steel.
you know how he is all exact and researching. lol mine works great

I've found that sand blasting the bushing sleeves makes them easier to pop out with an air chisel. The rust tends to bind them up.

HERE YA GO HOMIE.I JUST ORDERED ONE A MONTH AGO.IT MAKES IT VERY EASY.
http://www.menintools.com/ast7866.html

THIS IS WHERE I GOT MINE FROM.
http://www.tooldesk.com/automotive/AST7866...-Pneumatic.aspx

i use a plasma cutter or weld the sleeves in place...and it gets the bushing hot enough to catch it on fire and it melts out..but if ud ont have those tools readily accessable then the bushing tool will do the job

HERE YA GO HOMIE.I JUST ORDERED ONE A MONTH AGO.IT MAKES IT VERY EASY.
http://www.menintools.com/ast7866.html

THIS IS WHERE I GOT MINE FROM.
http://www.tooldesk.com/automotive/AST7866...-Pneumatic.aspx

does that only work for upper arms? what about lowers and trailing arms?

I use a press and some sockets, tubes, etc.

Those bushing tools look pretty sweet though.

BTW, those two kits posted, look like the kit at Harbor Freight. I imagine it's the same, just different decals.

BTW, those two kits posted, look like the kit at Harbor Freight. I imagine it's the same, just different decals.

i use a plasma cutter or weld the sleeves in place...and it gets the bushing hot enough to catch it on fire and it melts out..but if ud ont have those tools readily accessable then the bushing tool will do the job

joker lol













wait, your not joking?

I used a press with homemade cups for a long time.I also have the bushing tools that I wouldnt say are easier, but are funner to use.either way, you have to have the right cups.

If you need to reuse the factory shell (some rare bushings) you can drill the rubber out or melt it out.

I posted up a video a few years back and its fast with when used a impact gun.


Any way else if un civilized.

I posted up a video a few years back  and its fast with when used a impact gun.
Any way else if un civilized.

link?

http://www.layitlow.com/forums/index.php?s...ic=501064&st=20


scroll down the page.

This post has been edited by edmunds costoms hyd: Nov 4 2009, 08:18 AM

poor mans way

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzd_F2KkNGs

This post has been edited by 41bowtie: Nov 4 2009, 08:31 AM

I don't think that poor mans way works on most of our cars. We have that bar that runs through the arms.

I use to do it with a mallet. It took forever.

    joker lol
wait, your not joking?

lol nope i really do..when im gonna plate the bottom of the arms i just weld the sleeves on the inside since youll never see it..then plate the bottom of the arms off...plus i use poly bushings and they are easily replacable and no need to press them in or out...or course u already knew that one lol

I use a press and some sockets, tubes, etc.

Those bushing tools look pretty sweet though.

Agreed, Or Can Use A Hammer And Chisel