Hello all. I was not going to reply about this subject. But your are going
burn the house down. This is a simple way to remove the rubber bushing
without fire.
Tools needed. Two and a half inch piece of steel pipe or a little longer than
the bushing.. With a inside diameter bigger than the bushing, But big
enough to rest on the trailing arm. 1 7/8" OD and 1 5/8" ID. (Ball part
figure) A 3/8 by six inch threaded rod. Two nuts. One large flat washer.
Large enough to be bigger the the pipe. And one flat washer a little smaller
than the bushing. Razor knive.
Ok. Lets put it all together now. With the razor knive. Cut one side of
the bushing down to the steel sleve. (cutting the flaten end of the bushing
off. Now set the pipe over the other end of bushing. Insert threaded rod
through the biggest washer resting on the pipe. Into the bushing. On the other
end smaller washer and nut. With a nut on the biggest washer. Start to wrench
down the nut. Use some type of silicone on the bushing to grease it up. As
you wrench down on the nut. This will pull the rubber bushing into the pipe.
After the bushing has been pulled out of the trailing arm. Take this new tool
apart and move on to the next bushing. It will take more time to make this
tool. Than to remove all for bushing. Hope ya'll can figure this out with my
english and spelling.
John Flintstone, GA
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