May 23, 200520 yr How it the *&%^ do suspension bushing come out? I'm trying to remove front control arm bushings so I can make some Delrin replacements. I can't for the life of me get the damn things out. I about killed myself with a 2 jaw puller and my impact wrench last night. I know some of you have just put Super-Pro bushings in, how did you get your old ones out??? does the rubber come out or is the steel sleeve fixed to the rubber? thanks garner
May 23, 200520 yr propane torch:brow: I've always melted the old ones out, kinda messy but hey, gets the job done
May 23, 200520 yr Author Yep, I'm getting close to torch time..... The gear puller thing was getting no where. I'd crank it in further and further until, BOING!!!!gear puller flies of as the rubber rebounds..... There must be a "right" way to do it. Then again you'd only really want to change them when they're trashed.... garner
May 23, 200520 yr Author I'm curious about this too. I know the replacements are rubber in a steel sleeve. So, the the steel sleeve should come out too then?...I've never seen an oem replacement bushing.... I'll try to turn a piece of pipe on the lathe and see if I can press out the sleeve and the rubber.... garner
May 23, 200520 yr Another torch vote! I believe the rubber is vulcanized on to the metal and well... You must fight fire with fire? Never been able to get them out any other way... Good Luck, Glenn 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester
May 23, 200520 yr the EA81 front control arm busihngs are in a steel sleeve. I drill the rubber out. Then you can deside on how to get the sleeve out later...have not had to cross that path. Ive pressed ONE EA82 control arm bushing out...never again....I will drill the rest out from now on WJM has drilled out many bushings with much sucess.
May 23, 200520 yr Author the EA81 front control arm busihngs are in a steel sleeve. I drill the rubber out. Then you can deside on how to get the sleeve out later...have not had to cross that path. Ive pressed ONE EA82 control arm bushing out...never again....I will drill the rest out from now on WJM has drilled out many bushings with much sucess. I'll try the drill out method, I assume you are talking hole saw? WJM, did your super-pro bushings fit inside the steel sleeve? garner
May 23, 200520 yr I dont have bushings yet. hole saw? no. Just drill aobut 10 holes in the rubber and hammer it out.
May 24, 200520 yr Mine pressed out just fine. IIRC, I used a deep socket to push against the bushing. The problem I had was trying to press EA81 bushings into the EA82 control arms... the problem being that i didn't know that they were EA81 bushings! !@#@$% CSK!!!
May 24, 200520 yr Super pro bushings fit with the steel sleeve gone. I'll try the drill out method, I assume you are talking hole saw? WJM, did your super-pro bushings fit inside the steel sleeve? garner
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