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The only rubber I remember was the boot on the back of each bushing. The actual bushings are metal and screw into the control arms. The rubber boot slides over the control arm rod to act as a grease pocket for the bushing.

I got a huge 3/4" drive socket set, and locked the control arm in a vice. I got a piece of pipe to go over the 3/4" breaker, and put all of my 220lbs on it until it came loose...

As for burning out bushings...I burned out the bushings on my trailing arms and my panhard bar on my differential. Don't over heat it. you just need to get the bushing burning, and it will just burn itself out once you get a good flame...I did mine with a basic propane torch.