remove bushing from its shell
06-20-2008, 11:09 PM
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remove bushing from its shell
Im puttin in the poly bushing in the 8.8 to the upper rear control arms,and they say to re-use the outter shell.How are you guys gettin the rubber out of the shell?I contacted the manuf. but there out of office till the 30th
06-20-2008, 11:18 PM
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RE: remove bushing from its shell
drill, hammer, burn, air hammer, be creative.
06-20-2008, 11:23 PM
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RE: remove bushing from its shell
Yeah thats what i thought, a hammer and fire will never let ya down
06-20-2008, 11:24 PM
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RE: remove bushing from its shell
drill a zillion holes through the rubber and pry it out once its chewed up
06-20-2008, 11:25 PM
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RE: remove bushing from its shell
Can you just press them out of its shell?or are they glued or something?
06-20-2008, 11:41 PM
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RE: remove bushing from its shell
you may get lucky, but most of the time they will be stuck from being in there for so long.
Ive done 2 sets now, and I had to drill them out both times
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