HR PartsNstuff control arm bushing removal tool

[1KWIKSIX]

Looking for an HR PartsNstuff control arm bushing removal tool to borrow, rent or buy?


thanks
dave

[Charlief1]

If the rear's out of the car you can use a ball joint press.

[TexasT]

Or an air hammer. Throw the new ones in the freezer over night before install.

[Steve Wood]

drill a bunch of holes all the way around thru the rubber...knock the center out and then buckle the outer sleeve and knock it out.

I have seen the outer sleeve cut thru with a hack saw blade and then curled in and knocked out as well...

And there is the famous burn the rubber out method but I always wondered if the heat would affect the strength of the ear....probabl y not.

[larrym]

Isn't the hard part getting the new one in?

[Steve Wood]

Isn't the hard part getting the new one in?

Big bolt and a couple of heavy washers to go thru the washers and on thru the bushing and the ear. Socket larger than the hole in the ear on the other side of the rear. Big washer on the socket and a nut. Tighten up and pull the bushing into the ear.   Impact gun makes it easy

I would be sure to run a brush or such thru the ear to clean out any rust or dirt....

should be pretty easy compared to the effort to remove the original

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[good2win22]

drill a bunch of holes all the way around thru the rubber...knock the center out and then buckle the outer sleeve and knock it out.

I have seen the outer sleeve cut thru with a hack saw blade and then curled in and knocked out as well...

And there is the famous burn the rubber out method but I always wondered if the heat would affect the strength of the ear....probabl y not.

I've done the first method that Steve mentions.

[Just a Six?]

I had that tool many years ago but also remember using the Bolt-Washer-Socket method Steve mentioned.

[motorhead]

Did the washer, threaded rod, socket deal with my S60.  And did the burn, bang, mangle, saw, hammer, smash approach on the TBSS suspension this past weekend.  The rusty shells frozen to the arm/bracket are the worst.

[Just a Six?]

Canadian Tire & Home Depot sell the 3/8 threaded rod & from there it's just some washers, nuts & a socket I think?

[Steve Wood]

yep...and as Mike said, it's the rusted sleeve that can be the most difficult....t he tool does not make that any easier to break loose

Some times, heating the sleeve and letting it cool will break the grip of the rust...sometim es

I used to use a hacksaw blade and cut the sleeve thru to the ear in a few spots and then use a small chisel to remove the sections