Removing trailing arm bushings, what a pain Options

[tradisrad]

I purchased Elephant Racing poly bronze bushings for the rear. I spent a ton of time and several broken drill bits removing the stock rubber from one trailing arm.
This task was a big PIA.
Is there another way, for those who don't have a 20-ton press, to remove these bushings? Any advice is appreciated.

[Eric_Shea]

Yep a 12 ton HF that looks like the one in one of your videos... used it to pop out the hubs along with one of the bearing races

I simply press the shafts out. As follows:

1. Set the shelf at the 4th hole from the top. Heat the shaft with a MAPP torch (the threaded section sticking out from the bushing) until there are wisps of smoke from the rubber.

2. Press the shaft through the first bushing.

3. Using the largest flat head screw driver you can, pry the rubber bushing up and out from the inside. Go back and forth and you'll see it move upward and eventually out. Not hard at all.

4. Drop the shelf to the 5th hole down.

5. heat and press the shaft through the other bushing. Get the shaft very hot so it can press through the bushing without binding. Otherwise the bushing can bind and go into the arm.

6. The press will not have enough travel to get the shaft through the second bushing. Move the shelf back to the 4th hole and finish the job.

7. Repeat step 3.

Very easy. No mess. Not much stink. Yada, yada, yada...