Got a question,



Is there a metal sleeve in the front lower control arm rear bushing? Should I cut through this shinny metal in the pic?

 

nevermind I figured it out... you have to split that metal sleeve.

 

Damn these bushings are hard to replace.

 

Are you implying that the stock bushings have a steel sleeve inside the bushing? Mine were hard to get off but not too bad, it sounds like you're working harder than you need to.

 

yes there is a steel sleeve in all the bushings I've found so far. I don't have a press, and I don't have access to one, so i'm trying to use a hacksaw, vice, hammer, punch and torch to get the bushings off.

 

Been years since I did mine but I think I drilled holes all around the peripheral area between the arm and that sleeve. THen the rubber was not pressed so tight on the sleeve and I jury rigged a c-clamp and pushed it out. Was a tedious job but not terribly hard, just time consuming.

Rob

87 Turbo II

 

I just used a torch on mine. Set them on fire and they popped right out without getting the arm too hot.