Search wasn't too helpful. Rebuilding rear 914-6 trailing arms with new bearings, bushings etc
Best way to remove the 42+ year old rear bushings? Front A-arm bushings came off reasonably well with heat and wrestling...
TIA
If someone has a link to an old thread that would be great as I couldn't find one.
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Thx- great help!!
Off to Lowes...
Off to Lowes...
No need to spend $99!!!
Clamp the arm in a vice, heat the end bracket with a torch until a small bit of smoke starts to flow and use a screw driver to twist the bracket off!!
Clamp the arm in a vice, heat the end bracket with a torch until a small bit of smoke starts to flow and use a screw driver to twist the bracket off!!
Home made tools ...this works great!
QUOTE(Jeffs9146 @ Mar 17 2013, 10:02 AM) 
No need to spend $99!!!
Clamp the arm in a vice, heat the end bracket with a torch until a small bit of smoke starts to flow and use a screw driver to twist the bracket off!!
He's talking about the "rear" bushings. Fronts come out with your method and a simple large screwdriver.
10 years later the simple press is still working and paying for itself over and over again, however, I don't think they're $99 anymore. If you have a big coupon deal they may be close though. Regardless, well worth it.
When you're ready to install new bushings you can't get much simpler than this. And it worked great. 
QUOTE(Eric_Shea @ Mar 17 2013, 11:10 AM)
QUOTE(Jeffs9146 @ Mar 17 2013, 10:02 AM)
No need to spend $99!!!
Clamp the arm in a vice, heat the end bracket with a torch until a small bit of smoke starts to flow and use a screw driver to twist the bracket off!!
He's talking about the "rear" bushings. Fronts come out with your method and a simple large screwdriver.
10 years later the simple press is still working and paying for itself over and over again, however, I don't think they're $99 anymore. If you have a big coupon deal they may be close though. Regardless, well worth it.
True sorry!
HF stuff isn't actually the greatest quality, but with a coupon from R&T, or C&D, a 12 ton costs about 100 bucks. Got the damned bushings out but even with the damn things basically on fire the shaft still pushed out pretty hard. Been happy in there for 42+ years!!
Went to push out the hubs and the opening in the bottom part of the press doesn't have an opening big enough for the hub to go down through so we'll have to fabricate somethin
It's always something!!!
Went to push out the hubs and the opening in the bottom part of the press doesn't have an opening big enough for the hub to go down through so we'll have to fabricate somethin
It's always something!!!
For hubs:
* Put the press table on the last notch (by the floor)
* Rest the shock mount on the table and the shaft back between your feet
* Use a suitable drift (I use an old 911 rear torsion bar, the big end) and a sledge hammer... pop, pop... out.
* Put the press table on the last notch (by the floor)
* Rest the shock mount on the table and the shaft back between your feet
* Use a suitable drift (I use an old 911 rear torsion bar, the big end) and a sledge hammer... pop, pop... out.
McMark's trick worked for me. Here is a link to my plea for help: Link
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