Can i change this bushing?

[Matthew Jeschke]

I am curious, the bottle of my chock has some play. The bolt is secure. Is that a bushing I can replace? I cannot seem to find a part for that location? The shock only came with upper bushing.

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[SnowDrifter]

moog-k6724

 

[HiHoeSilver]

moog-k6724

Noted.

 

[Matthew Jeschke]

Okay, so how the HECK without swear words do I get this thing back in lol

I got the old bushing out with a punch, hammer, and reciprocating saw the silly press just kept slipping off. Issue is the housing surrounding the mount is at an angle. I cannot press flat on the bushing. Trying to press the first bushing in resulted in the metal sleeve bending and bushing having to be thrown away.

I'm trying again with another bushing, a hammer *ahem*, and socket that's same diameter. but inevitably one edge always catches and refuses to enter the mount. Not to mention, the stress of hammering on a control arm not meant to take pressure in that direction :/ I think I now know why nobody had a video of this being replaced on Youtube.

How did you guys get the lower shock bushing in?

I'm currently freezing the bushing and going to apply heat to the control arm but have to be careful with heat as it's close to a lot of plastic parts like the CV boots, shock, etc

Otherwise, I think I may have to make a custom press with washers, bolt, nut, etc... but still have issue of the mount being at an angle and not pressing straight

 

[SnowDrifter]

Air hammer

or

Pipe+washer(s)+nut/bolt. Rig it up so tightening the bolt down sucks the bushing through

 

[YukonandtheHOE]

Build a jack bolt press, custom grind the recptical for the angle. Reem the hole out a bit too

 

[Matthew Jeschke]

I should have done that... I finally got it in through MUCH anguish lol Next time I'm building the press as mentioned.

It took heat on control arm, freezing the bushing, then hammering it in till it got started... then ball joint press with a socket that fit the bushing as apposed to pieces in kit.

WOW was that a PITA lol I'm going to use the megshift press for the other side lol

 

[Matthew Jeschke]

I should have asked, how did you guys get yours out? I'm sure there's a better way than a press, sawsall, hammer, and punch.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

I know some guys burn em out.

 

[Matthew Jeschke]

I know some guys burn em out.

Trouble is it still leaves the metal casing around thr bushing :/

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[Erickk120]

Trouble is it still leaves the metal casing around thr bushing :/

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Yes, then you can do the hacksaw trick cut it and it comes out after a few taps, the trick is to not heat it til it melts, just get it hot enough and the rubber should separate from the metal all around it and then tap the rubber out.

 

[SnowDrifter]

I should have asked, how did you guys get yours out? I'm sure there's a better way than a press, sawsall, hammer, and punch.

Depending on space and angle I have to work with:

Ball joint press

Misc sized washer and a pipe or piece of the bearing press

Air hammer to collapse the collar then let it fall out


Can't say I've ever burned a bushing out. I'm generally pretty weary of heating large pieces of cast, structural metal like that. It's all too easy to introduce heat stress / warping and weaken the part.

 

[Matthew Jeschke]

Depending on space and angle I have to work with:

Ball joint press

Misc sized washer and a pipe or piece of the bearing press

Air hammer to collapse the collar then let it fall out


Can't say I've ever burned a bushing out. I'm generally pretty weary of heating large pieces of cast, structural metal like that. It's all too easy to introduce heat stress / warping and weaken the part.

Yeah i was super nervous playing with heat and hammers there.

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