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Old 02-15-2003, 02:12 AM   #1
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Installing trail arm bushing??????

Do i need to pressthe bushing out out or can they be driven out with a hammer, and the drove back in with a hammer I have new polyurethane to install any help would be great thanks Moose
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Old 02-15-2003, 05:28 AM   #2
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I've seen that some of the guys on here melted them with a propane torch. You can press them out also. I haven't gotten to this yet but I think with some of the poly kits you have to reuse the metal insert of the old bushing.
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Old 02-15-2003, 11:16 AM   #3
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I would suggest using a press. Use bushings or spacers of some sort to keep the two flanges from getting bent out of shape. I learned this the hard way. Sockets of the right length can be put in between them to keep things in shape. Just go slow and watch carefully what is happening.
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Old 02-15-2003, 11:27 AM   #4
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If your going with the polys, you will need to leave the outer steel sleeve. Just get a propane torch and heat or melt the rubber untill you can push them out. Then clean up the sleeve, lube the new bushings and install them
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Old 02-15-2003, 11:27 AM   #5
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I set the rubber on fire to get it out then spent a couple hours trying everything to get the damn things out. It wasnt fun.
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