Jims71duster
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Holy $%#@ if someone drives by my friggin garage with a mustang for trade,,I'm tellin ya,,these bushings got me so mad i'd consider it!!!!!
Holy $%#@ if someone drives by my friggin garage with a mustang for trade,,I'm tellin ya,,these bushings got me so mad i'd consider it!!!!!
I bought this kit from American Muscle and it made the upper and lower control arm bushing and metal shell removal easy for me.
In the kit I received there was a shell extraction tool that catches the bottom lip and lifts it out when you turn the nuts on the threaded rod. Just had to get the rubber out first which was straight forward. I can post a picture of it if you are interested.
thats what i did worked great but what a pain in the *** i was thinking of buying new ones!:angry7:Getting them in is easy compared to getting them out....
Removal: Air hammer with a panel ripper or a cutting torch and cut or blow a couple of slots down the side of the bushing shell after the shaft is pressed out and the rubber peeled out. Some heat may be required to turn the rubber loose if they are not old and dried out. Putting them in requires a press. Polish out the bores with a sand-o-flex wheel if you have one or similar device to remove or smooth scars from removal. Lightly grease the bore then use a large socket or thick piece of plate or washer to press the bushing in. After the bushing is in the arm then you will need to support the center sleeve from behind with a 9/16 deep 1/2" drive impact socket (Perfect fit for all I've done on A and B body cars) before you press in the stub shaft(also using a good lube or STP). HTH
Like your method too spaz!
Belden
In the kit I received there was a shell extraction tool...I can post a picture of it if you are interested.
In one of the Mopar Mags, there was someone who suggested something like welding the washer on, but instead, you just put the washer in there, and hit the outer shell inward to cage the washer. You then press against the washer from the other side, and it's supposed to work great. Without a press, you can run a bolt through the washer, through a socket, and use a washer and nut on the other side to draw the shell out into the socket.