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    Easy way to remove bushings?

    Like the title says - I have a 1970 Buick with a 12 bolt rear. I'm replacing the upper control arm bushings, and having an terrible time getting them off the ears on the rear housing. Is there an easy way?


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    the easiest way to remove bushings was....



    I built the tool, then air impacted it off - and impacted them back on.... oh how much easier is that - or you can buy it - 60 bucks or so...

    I suppose I should update.

    here is how the car sits today


    I don't like it. I raised the front 3/4" and it handles worse - so I'll drop it back down and watch the speed bumps.

    140 for new upper control arms seemed excessive... so I built them



    those are the parts.

    Here they are done and installed



    Interestingly, now I have the new problem of axle hop. I don't have the problem of binding - even though I used full poly bushings (except for the upper control arm frame mounts)

    don't know if anyone cares - but there it is

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    forgot one last bit - now I have a problem with the tires folding over - so next up will be low-profile tires and at least 17" front/18" rear rims.

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    removal

    If you have a welder, if they are steel and if you can get into the inside of the bushing you can weld a beed on the inside and the bushing will shrink and it will almost fall out. The heat lets the molecules seat closer together and the steel shrinks.

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    removing rear end rubber bushings

    I just happened on this the other day!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPXf1OR9Lnk

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    they are steel and rubber.... the weld trick doesn't work for that

    Interesting how he gets the rubber out - but there's no way that's happening in the car without a huge amount of blood being spilled. I used an air hammer to get one side out by collapsing the shell then pushing it out - then saw the tool and copied the idea of the design.... it works so much better, especially if the bushing is a super-tight fit.
    Last edited by stoneshrink; 05-27-2011 at 10:16 AM.

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