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Old December 11th, 2006, 08:09 PM   #1
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Upper control arm axle bushing removal

New to this forum but so far I think it is great ! My question is how do you get the large bushings out of the top of the 8.8 axle housing where the upper control arms mount. And do I need to get them pressed in ? Thanks
 
Old December 11th, 2006, 11:27 PM   #2
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i know MM has a tool thats suppose to make it easier. i think its like 30 buxs. ive heard people drilling and burning them out. but im thinking it might be worth getting the tool. hopefully will be getting some upper and lowers also, so i wanted to know what i was getting myself into.
 
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jack the car up, let the wheels hang, and drill them out. takes about 5 min. per side
 
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Originally Posted by matrixpuba
jack the car up, let the wheels hang, and drill them out. takes about 5 min. per side
wow...your a better man than me!! took me about 30minute per side ( although I had a crappy drill) anyway it was a PITA!!
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Originally Posted by StuTheMusicEngineer
Originally Posted by matrixpuba
jack the car up, let the wheels hang, and drill them out. takes about 5 min. per side
wow...your a better man than me!! took me about 30minute per side ( although I had a crappy drill) anyway it was a PITA!!
i just let the drill walk around the bushing ,knocked the metal sleeve out with a big hammer and punch, used a wire brush to clean out any rubber leftover. wasnt bad at all.
 
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Originally Posted by matrixpuba
Originally Posted by StuTheMusicEngineer
Originally Posted by matrixpuba
jack the car up, let the wheels hang, and drill them out. takes about 5 min. per side
wow...your a better man than me!! took me about 30minute per side ( although I had a crappy drill) anyway it was a PITA!!
i just let the drill walk around the bushing ,knocked the metal sleeve out with a big hammer and punch, used a wire brush to clean out any rubber leftover. wasnt bad at all.
yeah i had limited tools, I was cutting it out the big pieces with a knife after i drilled a bunch of holes, then filed down the sides, then polished it with a light metal sander bit...
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Originally Posted by StuTheMusicEngineer
Originally Posted by matrixpuba
Originally Posted by StuTheMusicEngineer
Originally Posted by matrixpuba
jack the car up, let the wheels hang, and drill them out. takes about 5 min. per side
wow...your a better man than me!! took me about 30minute per side ( although I had a crappy drill) anyway it was a PITA!!
i just let the drill walk around the bushing ,knocked the metal sleeve out with a big hammer and punch, used a wire brush to clean out any rubber leftover. wasnt bad at all.
yeah i had limited tools, I was cutting it out the big pieces with a knife after i drilled a bunch of holes, then filed down the sides, then polished it with a light metal sander bit...
i can see why that would be a PITA lol
that rubber is tough for a knife isnt it?
 
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Originally Posted by matrixpuba
Originally Posted by StuTheMusicEngineer
Originally Posted by matrixpuba
Originally Posted by StuTheMusicEngineer
Originally Posted by matrixpuba
jack the car up, let the wheels hang, and drill them out. takes about 5 min. per side
wow...your a better man than me!! took me about 30minute per side ( although I had a crappy drill) anyway it was a PITA!!
i just let the drill walk around the bushing ,knocked the metal sleeve out with a big hammer and punch, used a wire brush to clean out any rubber leftover. wasnt bad at all.
yeah i had limited tools, I was cutting it out the big pieces with a knife after i drilled a bunch of holes, then filed down the sides, then polished it with a light metal sander bit...
i can see why that would be a PITA lol
that rubber is tough for a knife isnt it?
yeah...its all we had, i snapped two drill bits off in that rubber, and almost burned out the motor in our crappy drill! anyway its done and finished, and the car handles awesome!!!
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Old January 1st, 2007, 10:34 PM   #9
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great. next time you do it, it will be easier lol
 
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