Front wishbone/control arm removal DIY

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09-22-2010, 11:51 AM

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I've found the East Coast cars to require much more force to press-out the large bushing than that of West Coast cars, seriously! 4-6 tons for West cars, upwards of 12 tons for East cars. I am still amazed at the difference!!

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09-22-2010, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by swmic

I just heated the control arm ends and pounded the sleeves out with a socket. Fairly straight forward and no cutting required.

YES! I believe that this may be the easiest way to do this. The hacksaw method is tedious at best. I got impatient and tried using a sawzall to remove the rubber bushing, resulting in a nice new groove in the barrel of the control arm.

Thankfully it was not severe enough to worry about, but still. If I had to do it again I would first try the socket method.