69 Bushings Question
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Racer
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69 Bushings Question
I am finalizing last items on my frame before sandblasting. Do the bushings on the spindle support arms have to be pressed off? Since I am trying to get them sandblasted can I somehow drill them out? I don't want to damage the arms.
Also, the cross member has what appears to be bushings but it appears they are not pressed on but wasn't sure how to remove them?
Also, the cross member has what appears to be bushings but it appears they are not pressed on but wasn't sure how to remove them?
Drifting
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Hold the T arm in a vise and air chisel the bushings off. Takes about no time at all that way. Just watch you don't accidentally hit the body of the T arm with the chisel tip. It'll go right through it faster than you could say, "OH S%^&*".
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Racer
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Can you drill down straight through the center?
Drifting
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You are talking about the frame to rear trailing arm bushings, right?
Get a good sized drill and take one end of the center sleeve off. Once you remove the flared end, it'll come out. Then air chisel the bushings out. Carefully.
You will need a compression tool to reinstall the center sleeve correctly.
Get a good sized drill and take one end of the center sleeve off. Once you remove the flared end, it'll come out. Then air chisel the bushings out. Carefully.
You will need a compression tool to reinstall the center sleeve correctly.
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Racer
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 450
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You are talking about the frame to rear trailing arm bushings, right?
Get a good sized drill and take one end of the center sleeve off. Once you remove the flared end, it'll come out. Then air chisel the bushings out. Carefully.
You will need a compression tool to reinstall the center sleeve correctly.
Get a good sized drill and take one end of the center sleeve off. Once you remove the flared end, it'll come out. Then air chisel the bushings out. Carefully.
You will need a compression tool to reinstall the center sleeve correctly.
