Front end rebuild 1972 Duster
The sleeve on the shaft can be stubborn to remove. There are many methods to do it, again… this is my first time doing it so I just put in a vise….
I took a 4” grinder with a flapper disc to grind away and thin out a section. This made it easier to chisel a groove.
Then just twist it off.
I ran the shaft across the wire wheel to tune it up, then I set it aside.
It looks like the last time these bushings were replaced at a machine shop, (2007) the man took a cutoff wheel to slice off the old bearings shell and went deeper than necessary. This was another method that I didn’t do specifically because of this. Grooves like this don’t add strength to the shaft.
If you’re more careful than that guy, it is another way to go.
The next step is to remove the outer shell of the bushing from the control arm. Many of you already know about this but for the rest of you, I’ll explain what is involved.
The outer bushing shell has a lip at the top that acts as a “stop” to properly position the bushing.
The problem is, that shell only comes out one way and there is nothing to press on from the back side.
The sleeve on the shaft can be stubborn to remove. There are many methods to do it, again… this is my first time doing it so I just put in a vise….
I took a 4” grinder with a flapper disc to grind away and thin out a section. This made it easier to chisel a groove.
Then just twist it off.
I ran the shaft across the wire wheel to tune it up, then I set it aside.
It looks like the last time these bushings were replaced at a machine shop, (2007) the man took a cutoff wheel to slice off the old bearings shell and went deeper than necessary. This was another method that I didn’t do specifically because of this. Grooves like this don’t add strength to the shaft.
If you’re more careful than that guy, it is another way to go.
The next step is to remove the outer shell of the bushing from the control arm. Many of you already know about this but for the rest of you, I’ll explain what is involved.
The outer bushing shell has a lip at the top that acts as a “stop” to properly position the bushing.
The problem is, that shell only comes out one way and there is nothing to press on from the back side.