socal911sc

Removing the bushings from these lower control arms is a pain in the a $@!! Just needed to vent. If anyone has any cleaver tricks let me know.

And talk about messy. Melted rubber all over the place. Getting the top-hats off was easy with a blow torch. But this rubber will take a while......

pirahna

Easy, ship them out to FD and they will swap them for control arms with new bushings already installed for you.

quacktoduck

I either burned mine or I got a hydraulic press from harbor freight

993KT

Took mine to a mechanic and he pressed the new ones one also.

MartinC2S

I burned mine. Just do it outside. I think I used a wooden dowel and a vice to get them out when they were nice and gooey.

socal911sc

I think I will try the burning thing. Seemed to work wonders getting the top-hats off.

I just talked to Darin the other day when I ordered the Walrods. He did warn me that getting them out would be the worst part of the job...

deekay911

It's relatively easy if you find someone with a press. Without it, it looks like a horrible job.

coreseller

I did mine myself by hand a couple of years ago, yes, it sucked. If I were to do it again, pay FD for loaded ones, drink a beer and get over the price difference.

jcochran1

I followed the DIY instructions on the FD website, worked good. There is a learning curve though, side two was much easier than side one.

TMc993

I did my bushings about four years ago. After removing the metal hats, I took a hacksaw blade, ran it inside the rubber bushing and made two cuts out toward the control arm. I found that if I separated the cuts by about 90 degrees (1/4th of the circumference of the bushing), it was easier to chisel out the 90-degree piece and the larger channel made it easier to collapse and drive out the remaining 270-degree part of the bushing with a punch. Just keep your head down and stay with it. You'll get it done.

OverBoosted28

It's not that bad. Use a sawzall and start the cut of the sleeve, maybe make another then pry up on the weakened sleeve. Now you've reduced the diameter and it just pushes or can be tapped out. Just heat hats enough the start movement. Don't cook rubber to the point it's now bubblegum.

TRINITONY

That's exactly what I did, follow this method and it's a piece of cake.

mpruden

Getting them out is hard. Getting that special grease off of every surface in the house, impossible.

gonzilla

Truth!

bjornebo

After taking out the hats I used a hole saw to remove most of the rubber. This made it much easier to get at the bearing shells. Still a PIA. I'm glad that I only have to do this once.