motoman Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 (edited) So like the title says i need some help with removing the bushing in my front C Arm. Do i just kinda tap it out with my BFH? Edited July 1, 2010 by motoman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Control arm? The easiest way to do it is burn out the rubber and then using a hack saw youll need to cut out the old metal sleeve still stuck in there. New urethane bushings will be to wide to fit in there without removing the old sleeve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 So like the title says i need some help with removing the bushing in my front C Arm. Do i just kinda tap it out with my BFH? I used a vice, a socket the same diameter as the bushing's outer shell, some liquid wrench, and a torch to push mine out. It wouldn't budge without the heat of the torch but once I got the control arm warm it slid out pretty easily. Just another option... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators BRAAP Posted July 1, 2010 Administrators Share Posted July 1, 2010 Control arm? The easiest way to do it is burn out the rubber and then using a hack saw youll need to cut out the old metal sleeve still stuck in there. New urethane bushings will be to wide to fit in there without removing the old sleeve. This is the route I have been using on Z car front control arm bushings, (rear outers, ZX and 510 fronts and rears as well) since the late '80's. The press method should also work just fine, probably faster especially if you have custom built push and receiver fittings for it. Just be careful not to deform or squish the control arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motoman Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 Ok so i got all the Rubber out and the metal tube on the inside. It looks like there is is a metal tube around the out side as well do i need to remove that too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators BRAAP Posted July 1, 2010 Administrators Share Posted July 1, 2010 The original bushing is what you need to remove. That bushing consists of an inner steel sleeve, the rubber isolator material and an outer sleeve as picture below. The next outer sleeve is part of the control arm, do not remove that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motoman Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 (edited) Ok I lied I will have to go get a new socket I don't have one big enough. By any chance do you know what size I will need? Edited July 1, 2010 by motoman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 (edited) Ok I lied I will have to go get a new socket I don't have one big enough. By any chance do you know what size I will need? For the record - most people use the burn and cut method. I hope I'm not leading you down a messy, more complex path. I have lots of odds and ends to use for fixturing in the vise, which helps avoid (or solve) problems. The socket was a Truecraft 27 mm, but it's the outer diameter that matters. You might take the new urethane bushing to the hardware store and pick the appropriate socket or whatever to match it's outer diameter. Don't get it too close or you may get the bushing out and have the socket stuck in its place. The socket I used actually had to be pressed back out from the other side, but it was easy to do with a bolt because it had a solid center to push on, unlike the bushing shell. Better yet, just take the whole control arm to the hardware store and see what looks right. It's not that big. Edited July 2, 2010 by NewZed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motoman Posted July 2, 2010 Author Share Posted July 2, 2010 (edited) So i got the right size socket, However the C arm just keeps falling out of the vice and i don't want to torque it down to much. So it looks like i will have to go with the cutting method. Edited July 2, 2010 by motoman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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