Hi guys,

Need help with Daizen bushing installation. I know some of you were able to air hammer out the old bushing and sleeve out of front lower control arms, how did you do it exactly? Please give me details as to what type of tip you used and the exact hammer location. Thanks in adavnce.

DJL

 

i heard ur supposed to burn it out

 

Yes, but now I'm having difficulties getting the sleeves out.

 

I think you'd better read the instructions if you have them; from what I recall those poly bushings require the use of your existing sleeves.
I think that's a pretty strange way to make a set of bushings, when I took mine apart to replace them, I noticed that the sleeves themselves weren't really centered all that well within the control arm bores, weren't even round.
Why not just make the bushings to replace the entire assembly?
Oh well, ranting over now, good luck, use grease.

 

I bought the kit complete with new outer and inner sleeves, but can't get the old sleeves out. Going to try to contact local machine shops to see if they can get it out for me.

 

Yeah machine ships have those nice hydraulic bench presses to push out the sleeves. It is not as easy, but you may be able to get the same affect with some c-clamps (try a propane torch at the same time to loosen the bond to make it easier to remove). Some auto parts stores will loan you a "2 jaw" tool:


Or, since you have new sleeves ready to go and don't need the old, maybe you can hacksaw them out, like CL member Earl! did:
http://www.lexls.com/rcabushings.html

By the way, Earl! has one informative site for LS and SC DIYers- check it out at: http://www.lexls.com/tutorials.html

 

Thanks for the links Perry, very informative.

 

That's better than I'd first thought, it also would be nice to have the new parts installed with a press, and some fixturing instead of a just bench vice.

 

I know a machine shop near me said they'd charge me $5 each to press out the old ones and press in the new ones...that's IF I walk in with the control arms in hand and all they have to do is the press work. For that price I'll pay someone else to do it...maybe you should call around and see what machine shops in your area would charge if you're not up to doing it yourself.