get new bolts.

Some more tips....



A blowtorch will take out any rubber bushings. Just add flames and let the fire do the work for you. Do this outside!



Who needs a press when a rubber mallet, plenty of grease, and a vice will do the same? Not me. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png



Don't try to do this with the parts on the car. Save yourself some frustration and just take the rear subframe out. The front control arms pops out relatively easily.



When in doubt, use a BFH and get medieval on it! But this also applies to all of life's little problems as well.

we did the 2 round subfame bushings, and had to get midevil on it



mike

thanks for those tips, I always thought I'd end up renting a press or something

Fire and BFH's, hooray!

Renting a press? That's what those rich Beverly Hills kids do. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png Some of the smaller bushings I was able to squeeze in by hand and a rubber mallet. Those upper diff and subframe bushings needed a lot of coaxing to get out. They weren't pretty when me and moremazda were done tearing them out.

do you think a dremel could be useful in that situation?

i wouldnt take all of the bushings with simply a dremel, im gonna use a big ass drill, and drill out as much as I can...





i just got most of the bolts from mazda but still missing some.....



I put the part numbers....it adds up to about $50 for all of them



the qty includes both sides



*******Front Arm*********

Front Bolt #1 (10cm ones) Part #: 9978-01-285 x2

Front Washer (for #1) Part #: 9997-11-200 x2

Front Nut (for #1) Part #: 9992-11-200 x2

Front Bolt #2 (2-3cm ones) Part #: 8871-34-134A x4

***********************



*******Rear Arm********

Rear Adj Bolt (the one for alignment) Part #: FB01-28-470A x2

Rear Washer Part #: 9997-11-200 x2

Rear Nut Part #: FB01-28-091 x2

***********************

Good thread. I think I'll be doing bushings on my next car, so this'll come in handy, especially the part numbers! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif

A Dremel? Hellz no. You'll just gum it up with the rubber. Just set the bushing in the control arms on fire and they pop out. The metal doesn't even get too hot for too long if metal fatigue is a worry.



I suggest that everybody do their bushings. You don't know how crummy the old ones really were until you put the new ones in. The cost isn't in the parts. It's in the labor that some people pay. Do it yourself and use that extra money you saved to SuperSize your next meal. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png