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Control arm bushing question
I know to put new front control arm bushings in you need a press, would it be possible to use a vice or can you not get enough pressure? And how hard is it to remove the old bushings?
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09-21-2006, 10:57 AM
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Unfortunatly the OEM rubber bushings can be quite challenging to get in and out. I've used a vice, and various deep well sockets to push them out, and act as a backstop for the A-arm. Lighter fluid works well as a lubricant, and will evaporate fairly quickly. Removing them envolved cutting off the rubber shoulder on one side, and punching it out the other.
I have the Delrin two-piece bushing, much easier to install, (but quite a bit more expensive) but it is a race car. good luck JM 
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09-21-2006, 11:38 AM
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Thanks for the help. That's exactly what I wanted to hear.
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Weltmeister makes replacement bushings for this that are very easy to install.
However there is some debate as to how good they are. I have them and autocross and have had no problems...Yet!
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I rebuild my front end about 1 year ago and used the weltmeister bushings, no problems so far. I rebuilt the ball joints, strut inserts, tie rod ends, sway bar bushings.
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09-22-2006, 11:15 PM
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Putting in the new bushes is a piece of pi$$. Thoughly clean the insides of the bush retainers to help ease it in. Place the bush in position and then get a long bolt threaded down the majority of its length (or a screw) and put it through the steel centre of the bush. Place a socket on the other end - just big enough to allow the end of the bush to enter it. Put a nut on the end of the bolt / screw. Put the head in a vice and tighten the nut with a spanner against the back of the socket until it draws the bush into the control arm retainer. Doddle. Takes a few minutes per bush.
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