Re: pressing out bushings
I ran into this same issue. Ended up buying a fully welded 20 ton press and made up some adapters to press in and out bushing. My Camaro control arms required that I make a new platform as the one on the press was too wide and I couldn't center the arms up. Bought some heavy gauge steel and built a new table. Works great but seriously heavy!!!
One tip, when doing control arms that are formed like a U and the bushing goes thru the two flat areas, cut a piece of angle iron to make as a support to go on the inside of the flats, up against the bushing. This way, when you press them out and back in, you don't collapse the arm.
Last edited by chevy_mike; 11-23-2009 at 12:36 PM.
Reason: typo's
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