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> Firewall Shift Rod Bushing, Best way to remove it?
andys
post Jun 18 2007, 12:57 PM
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Search results only dealt with installation (that I could find). What's the easiest method to remove it??

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post Jun 18 2007, 01:16 PM
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Pull
Hard
Grab it with something (like vise grips) and pull it out
Don't worry about damaging the old one because it is old and being replaced
That's pretty much how I did mine

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post Jun 18 2007, 04:00 PM
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QUOTE(914nerd @ Jun 18 2007, 11:16 AM) *

Pull
Hard
Grab it with something (like vise grips) and pull it out
Don't worry about damaging the old one because it is old and being replaced



So how do you get the new one in without damaging it? I've got one still in it's original wrapper - I've had it for years!
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post Jun 18 2007, 04:07 PM
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QUOTE(FlatSix @ Jun 18 2007, 06:00 PM) *

QUOTE(914nerd @ Jun 18 2007, 11:16 AM) *

Pull
Hard
Grab it with something (like vise grips) and pull it out
Don't worry about damaging the old one because it is old and being replaced



So how do you get the new one in without damaging it? I've got one still in it's original wrapper - I've had it for years!




Get a long threaded rod, long enough that you can slide 1 end through the firewall and take the other end and brace it against the engine mount bar. Get a nut for the rod and a large washer about the diameter or the outer lip of the bushing. Spin the nut about 1/2 way down the rod, slide the washer over 1 end then the bushing. Slide the assembly through the firewall opening and brace the other end against the engine mount bar. Now take an open end wrench and tighten down on the nut until the bushing pops in place.

Works like a charm every time. No need to cut, boil or otherwise modify your bushing!

Good luck.
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post Jun 18 2007, 04:28 PM
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Cool, I'm going to have to try that next time
(but hopefully there won't be a next time)
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post Jun 18 2007, 05:58 PM
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So how do you get the new one in without damaging it? I've got one still in it's original wrapper - I've had it for years!



I just used a rubber mallet and it popped in with one hit. Going in is easy, getting it out is hard. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Jun 18 2007, 06:49 PM
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drop it in some boiling water to soften it up, use some grease to lube it up and push it into the firewall...a rubber mallet (lightly tapping) will also help it in.
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post Jun 18 2007, 07:24 PM
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drop it in some boiling water to soften it up, use some grease to lube it up and push it into the firewall...a rubber mallet (lightly tapping) will also help it in.
Joe

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post Jun 18 2007, 08:07 PM
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Wait a minute ! rhcb in Boston is pulling it through with the lip on the inside. The bubber mallet method is putting the lip on the outside ( engine side) Which is correct????
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post Jun 18 2007, 08:09 PM
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Never mind, I read it again. MY BAD
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post Jun 18 2007, 08:16 PM
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Never mind, I read it again. MY BAD


It's late on the wrong coast.

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post Jun 18 2007, 09:04 PM
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You can use a heat gun or hair dryer to heat the old one up to soften it before pulling it out. Worked for me.
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post May 27 2010, 03:28 PM
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I know this is an old thread; but the method I used to remove my old stubborn one was simply cutting a 1/4" notch out of it with a tiny high speed cutting wheel on a cordless dremel. Very Easy! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Just be careful not to knick the firewall as mine ate through the old bushing very quickly!
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