Todbo

Had a local mach shop quote me $15 per bushing , so $120 for the A-arms , after my chin hit the floor , they went and double checked the price , and said it would be $60 total , does that sound about right?

iNdigo

Well it's either $60 to have them do it, or buy yourself a hydraulic press from harbor freight for $120... your choice.

tbw

Grinchia

I think I paid $10 per A-arm for mine, but $60 doesn't sound too bad. I removed the old bushings first by drilling out the rubber, so they didn't have to press 'em out, just install the new ones.

GTR1999

If you press them be careful you support the arms or you'll bend them.
Gary

NHvette

Coming out : Air chisel after burning the rubber away.
Going it : clean the bores with a flapper wheel in a drill and tap
in with a soft (plastic/brass/lead) hammer.
I actually fabricated the control arm supports for pressing in.
I hope to never use them again - despite my desire to rebuild more front ends.
I cut my support pieces from lengths of 1 1/2" pipe.

PS - when I trusted the shop, they charged me $50 to press
the bushings out of my 4 arms. Well, apparently they used a
sharp air chisel to push them out and cut into one of the bores.
I had to weld and grind to fix it. Never again.

Use the chisel (ground dull to not cut into the arm) and get between
the bushing lip (outside) and the arm to wedge/pry the bushing out.
Work around slowly - then the chisel will start to push the
bushing right out by the lip. Pushing on the inner edge is a lost cause -
unless you are very very careful.

Remember to get the rubber out of the way first, as the inner
shell is often rusted to the shaft.