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Jun 27, In anticipation of restoring my leaf-springs, I figure out the most cost efficient way to extract my dry rotted bushings. In this video I outline how I manag Missing: stubborn. Feb 17, Quickly and easily remove bridge and tailpiece bushings or hard-to-remove knobs from your guitar using this handy tool.

The rubberized bottom helps avoid com. Feb 04, Re: Removing stubborn bushings Post by Deuce Cam» Fri Jan 30, pm If you drill through the rubber in a bunch of spots all around the bushings you should be able to push the center pin out, and then the rest of the rubber.

Mar 24, Grease drives the bushing out from its backside.

This works especially well if the bushing has a larger O.D. If the bushing is thin-walled, the task is more difficult. There are many different methods for removing the old rubber bushings from the rear control arms.

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I have tried most of them and came up with this method on my own. It works fast and uses ordinary tools. I did not need to remove the outer metal sleeve since I was installing the polyurethane bushings. . I cleaned and then applied POR15 to the Missing: stubborn.

To understand why its difficult to remove if the bushing becomes stuck, you have to understand that the body prevents access from the top to force the bushing down: The bushing with the subframe can become stuck, or just the aluminum sleeve if it breaks.

Aug 01, In both cases use a 5/8 bolt and thread it into the bushing. It is best to get an associated tap to tap the hole first, rather then trying to force thread using the bolt itself.

Then using a hammer and punch strike the threaded bolt from the top. For even better results use an bushhaul.barg: stubborn.