Lower control arm bushings*%#@#

I bought this kit from American Muscle and it made the upper and lower control arm bushing and metal shell removal easy for me.

How did those tools facilitate removing the bushing shell? I know it pulls the pivot out, but the metal shell is still left in there after the rubber bushing is removed. Curious minds want to know.

In lieu of an answer, I used a hammer and something like a chisel to bend the shell inwards on itself then used an air hammer to push it out. Very crude and ended up chewing up the control arm pretty good.

Welding the washer on to the end of the shell and pressing it out seems like the best way to do it (if you have access to a welding equipment).

Those bushing shells can make grown men cry.