Control Arm Bushing Removal
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Instructor
Joined: Sep 2017
Posts: 134
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From: Noblesville Indiana
Control Arm Bushing Removal
Hey guys, I'm trying to remove the control arm bushings on my 75. All 4 control arms are off the car. I've tried threading a bolt into one end of the rod and hitting it, soaking the metal sleeves of the bushings in PB Blaster, it won't budge. I'm going to try heat today, but does anyone have any other suggestions? I have access to a shop press just down the road.
Thanks!
Riley
Thanks!
Riley
Racer
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 285
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From: Cedar Park TX
Yup, grab a torch (yellow propane bottle hand held will work), a chair, a beer (or two) and burn that baby out. Might want to put some sort of steel plate under it to catch the drippings.
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2017
Posts: 134
Likes: 6
From: Noblesville Indiana
Okay...to my knowledge the bushings are contained in a metal sleeve which is a taper fit into the arms. Is this not correct? If I burn the bushings out it would leave we with the metal sleeves still there.
Thanks
Riley
Thanks
Riley
Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: Pawleys Island, SC
For the metal sleeves, I CAREFULLY made two or three hacksaw cuts into the sleeve from the inside until I could collapse the sleeve.
Last edited by revitup; May 8, 2018 at 11:00 AM.
Race Director
Joined: Apr 2011
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From: North of Toronto - Ontario
Lots of guys pound them out with air-chisels, I choose to do it this way
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...g-removal.html
Not to say that air-chisels aren't the way to do it, just not the way I do it.
M
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...g-removal.html
Not to say that air-chisels aren't the way to do it, just not the way I do it.
M
Pro
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 570
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From: Sebastian,FL
I bought a bushing install/ removal tool and it doesn’t risk bending the arm like a press. I bought a extra set of arms when I redid my suspension so I did them right on my bench. It was literally one of the easiest things I’ve done once I had the right tool. I put my new bushings in the freezer overnight and pressed them in with just as much ease.
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