imported_monsoon

The bushings on my rear upper controll arm are shot, the one that attatches to the frame is pretty much gone and the other is in rough shape.
Should I buy a whole new arm with the bushings installed, or is it possible to replace just the busings? If so are there any special tools required to remove the old busing and press in the new?

Thanks for any help!

imported_loudsubz

yes you can replace the bushings, im doing that on my LCA for my shock right now.

imported_monsoon

Cool, thanks.
Is it hard to get the old busings out and the new ones back in?

imported_loudsubz

its good to have a torch and a air chisel to beat that damn thing out lol

imported_Solid Alibye

<LOL>

yeap!! It can be a **PAIN** trust me! I'm still in the process w/installing the Energy Suspension master kit.

Like loudsubz said; use a torch and burn out the original inner collar and melt all the rubber out;

You can use a air hammer to pound the living snot out of the outer ring that's pressed into the arm, or what I do now; get a hacksaw, can cut the outer shell and split it; then you'll hear/see it pop and you'll easily be able to knock it out w/some penetrating oil and a hammer and chissel.

Lightwaver

i went to a local mister transmission shop as they had a hydraulic press and I asked them to change it for me only took them about ten minutes to take the old one out and press in the new one.
He only charged me the price of a coffee

imported_monsoon

Alright, thanks for the replys everyone!
I'll give it a try, unfortunately I don't have a compressor, so If I can't get the new ones in, I'll just take the arms into a garage and get them to do it. Hopefully they won't charge too much.
Thanks!

ThEiDzKiD

i just had mine done cuz everything in the rear was seized and i couldnt get the rear strut out. the bushings were about 16each from honda.

Legacy73

When I ran into problems with my lca's I just took them into CT and one of the mechanics changed the bushings for free