Mr. Death

I'm finally gonna take the plunge and try the suspension bushing install myself. I've already forced a couple of sleeves out using a screwdriver and hammer but am runnning into problems getting the damn bushings out. Instead of burning them out I'm gonna try submerging them in acetone for acouple of hours and dissole the bad boys out. Anyone have any tips on this install?

red90dx

take the control arms, put them in a vice, drill numerous times around the bushing, bang out the rubber with a hammer and punch or a socket the same size...

then take a hacksaw, and cut the sleeve out, and pry it out with a flat screwdriver or punch... easy easy.

punkindrublic

ah the memories... if you have access to a torch use it

imported_BoOsTd

imported_kIeRaN

thats what i did!

Mr. Death

Which sleeve are you talking about cutting out. So far all of the sleeves have come out easily with the exception of the the front upper control arm. Here's a picture of the one I'm referring to.

Mr. Death

Another thing, how is this bushing gonna fit in the space provided. Looks to me like there is no way that a bushing of that diameter will fit in the space provided.

bbarbulo

iTrader: (2)

rubber/urethane compresses... just take out the metal sleeve inside if there is one there.

punkindrublic

i couldn't for the life of my get those upper control arm bushings in as per instructions so i just cut them in half and used some window weldin the middle to hold it all in...

StewPiddass

I didn't burn any... had access to a press though, kinda loud and scary but worked pretty slick!

I'm glad I don't need to put the upper control arm ones in, they're not needed with my ingalls camber kit...

imported_loudsubz

charles and I found it very easy to get the tops one in, just gotta be creative

punkindrublic

mine got replaced by my camber kit as well... i guess i'll keep the old anchor bolts if i ever go back to stock

Mr. Death

For the top upper ctrl bushings you have the inner sleeve which I have removed already and the bushing which is also gone. Now did you remove the outer sleeve or does it stay intact cause it looks to me like it's part of the ctrl arm. Oh yeah, what do you mean by creative? Any help with the tops is greatly appreciated.

punkindrublic

you gotta take that outter sleave out... and i couldn't for hte life of me get those bushings in as per the manual... i put them through tons of force on a big *** vice and it just bent the bushing

Mr. Death

This is what I'm talking about. The metal part that the arrow is pointing at. Does this get removed or is it part of the unit. Thanks

imported_loudsubz

metal sleeve in the pic stays in

punkindrublic

here ya go... the red arrows are the outter sleeve you gotta remove...

the green arrows are the center sleeve/rubber you have to remove

then the blue is just to show how that urethane place fits in size wise

imported_loudsubz

EG/EF are totally different than the EK

EK you leave the sleeves on

punkindrublic

serious? you can't cause those blue I 's would be the same size in real life.. .so the outter sleeve has to come out... i know it does for 4th gens cause i've seen two done as well

Mr. Death

Awesome reply, very informative. I'm gonna try heating it up then using the manual press at work to force that sucker out.