Re: Lower control arm bushing shell

That looks smaller (length wise) than the control arm bushing on my '62 Newport. Mine were in there very tight. I scored a couple sides which allowed me to bend down the edges of the bushing with a chisel so a LARGE bolt pushed by a Harbor Freight press would push it out. I actually bent the first bolt I thought was large enough. So, that worked for me. I could not see ever getting mine out with a vise. The chisel barely made a mark on the inside of the control arm.

Harbor Freight's presses are pretty cheap, I got the bigger one I think it's a 20ton for about $140on sale. It's bright orange so you really can't hide it too well from your girlfriend if she wanders in the garage to see if you spent any more money on tools ...

On Monday, December 16, 2013 11:02:30 AM UTC-5, Plucked Chicken wrote:

Certainly know I don’t want to take the hammer and chisel approach to removing the outer shell of the lower control arm bushing. I even bought a used 1 3/8-12 tap off eBay to do it the way the manual describes, thread in the tap and using a press to remove the shell. Figuring I would have to take it to NAPA’s machine shop, since I do not have a press.

Are the shells in there too tight to use the trick featured in this article in a vise? Or how about using no press or vise..... Seems like after you weld on a ½” washer..... With a short piece of pipe along with a ½” bolt, large washer and a nut.............. You could tighten the nut and pull the shell out.

I know it was easy enough to press out and in the upper control arm bushings in a vise, with a short piece of pipe and large socket.

http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/tipstricks/155_0306_control_arms/viewall.html