A-arm bushing removal tool
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If you are referring to rubber bushings Take a drill with a 3/8" or so drill bit and drill as close to the outside as you can, push the bit all the way through, then reverse the drill and it should walk its way around the outside. You may still have to hammer the bushing out, but it should be easier to remove. You could use a dremel or a torch to burn what's left on the metal sleeve, just don't get it too hot. Then press in new bushings.
I thought about drilling around it and getting the rubber out that way and cutting the metal sleeve out with a hack saw by installing the blade on the inside and saw through it. Tap it till it bends and it will fall out I saw a video on how to remove the metal sleeves. Quck question how easy would it be to install the new bushings with the metal sleeves on them I bought the Steeda offset a-arm bushings and they have the metal sleves on them still. It comes with grease to install them but am I going to need some time of press to intall the new bushings with the metal sleeve, and if so what tpye of press should I use? I know a C-clamp won't work maybe a 3jaw puller with a piece of wood but I still dont know if I can get a good enough grip. What do you think?
I don't know if you received my replies or not. Here's a link to the directions if you didn't.http://www.steeda.com/directions/122-4-3140_a_arm_bushings.pdf
I was reading your pm's and replying to you that way (last night), as I said I don't know if you received any of them before I posted the link in your thread.
If you didn't, then I suggested you go to a machine shop, body shop the dealer (if you know anyone that works at one), a spring shop or any repair place ( tireman,midas, etc.). I'm sure they all have hydraulic press's, and could press the old bushings out and the new ones in for $10.00 or $20.00.
I'm like you I prefer to do what I can myself, but some things aren't worth the trouble. I'm a boilermaker (fab shop) by trade and have alot of machinery at my disposal.
I had a front spring snap on my 93 cobra and wound up paying $20.00 to have a local spring shop compress them for me. I know I got screwed out of $15.00 for the amount of time it took them and the 6 pieces of plastic ties they used, but in the end it was worth it. When they came out of the back with them compressed and set them on the counter I asked if that was safe(the ties). He said "Yeah that's safe", and I thought "well they're going to ride home in the trunk just in case". He was right, everything stayed together until I cut them.
Good luck, let us know what you wind up doing.
If you didn't, then I suggested you go to a machine shop, body shop the dealer (if you know anyone that works at one), a spring shop or any repair place ( tireman,midas, etc.). I'm sure they all have hydraulic press's, and could press the old bushings out and the new ones in for $10.00 or $20.00.
I'm like you I prefer to do what I can myself, but some things aren't worth the trouble. I'm a boilermaker (fab shop) by trade and have alot of machinery at my disposal.
I had a front spring snap on my 93 cobra and wound up paying $20.00 to have a local spring shop compress them for me. I know I got screwed out of $15.00 for the amount of time it took them and the 6 pieces of plastic ties they used, but in the end it was worth it. When they came out of the back with them compressed and set them on the counter I asked if that was safe(the ties). He said "Yeah that's safe", and I thought "well they're going to ride home in the trunk just in case". He was right, everything stayed together until I cut them.
Good luck, let us know what you wind up doing.
Yes I was replying by threads and by Pm but I am for now just going to put the springs in and the steering rack offset bushings then take it to a shop to let them deal with the ball joints and the new bushings, some times like you and I said well you just got to bend over and take one to a shop now and then. And your are right it would prob. take me an hour atleast to replace each bushing times that by four I will let some one with more expensive tools do it the easier way. Thanks for awnsering I appreciate it. I did find a you tube video of a homemde tool made from a piece of pipe and endcap with a hole drilled in the cap a decent size piece of thread put the thred through the pipe put the nut and washer on the endcap of pipe and the thread through the bushing and put a big washer and nut on it cranked the nut on the pipecap side and it sucked it out into the piece of pipe I was going to make one and do all that but time is running short need to get her back on the road soon so I will do the easiest stuff first, springs and sway bars lol. Yeah I will keep in touch and when its done send you some pic.'s. And put some in my garage. I have pic.'s of her taken apart to just incase remember where stuff goes but I am familir with cars and doing all sort of different stuff so anyways ttyl.
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