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I'm going to DIY a full suspension refresh soon and was curious if anyone had a complete list of bushing pullers/press tools required? Thinking of picking up what I can at Harbor freight with their 4th of July coupon.
It is probably a better idea to buy tools designed for the car. I am not familiar with what generic things would work from Harbor Freight, but I can recommend this Bav Auto kit. It will make all six bushings on the trailing arm very easy. I think there is a cheaper version on Amazon somewhere, but I cannot vouch for the quality.
I'm going to DIY a full suspension refresh soon and was curious if anyone had a complete list of bushing pullers/press tools required? Thinking of picking up what I can at Harbor freight with their 4th of July coupon.
For the FCABs, any old three jaw puller will get them off. Using dish soap to lubricate on install will make it much easier. To the point where you can practically just push them on by hand.
For the FCABs, any old three jaw puller will get them off. Using dish soap to lubricate on install will make it much easier. To the point where you can practically just push them on by hand.
This was not my experience at all. Hence the tool above.
several guys rent them on other forums. Just Google it with the part number.
with the subframe it took me 10 minutes per bushing. It was downright civilized! Lovely experience actually. The tool is super cool to use.
I think you can actually use it to remove the bushings with the subframe in the car, as long as you replace with solid or poly. But don’t quote me on that. That’s the way the techs do it.
Subframe bushings: 2-jaw puller and a torch. Use the puller to push the bushings out from the top after heating the subframe with the torch. No need to get red hot or anything, just enough to soften the rubber.
A couple videos my buddy took last weekend when I was doing some bushing replacement on my wifes E46, I just loaded them so the HD version is still processing.
Certainly not hard if you have the right tools and/or experience. Here I don't have the "right" tools, but I've done dozens and dozens enough to make it work. Also my portable hydraulic ram makes it easy once I get the cups, shims and sockets setup correctly.
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