Rear upper control arm bushings

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Rear upper control arm bushings

April 01, 2015, 11:20:19 AM

Well the upper rear control arm bushing job I've been dreading is just as bad as I thought it would be. I thought I could drive them out with my air chisel but no dice. Ended up ordering this removal/installation tool from Maximum Motorsports, I'll let you all know how it works out. It should be a breeze now! Has anyone ever used it before? Any tips?

I broke my arm back in the fall and wrenching on the car is proving to be a lot more challenging this spring. I can't seem to bend my wrist how I want to and am extremely weak. Hopefully the more I use it the better it gets. I've got to get the car ready for its big Power tour trip in a few months!!

Rear upper control arm bushings

Reply #1 – April 01, 2015, 04:56:29 PM

I have that exact same tool. It works quite well for what it is. My only recommendation is buying a better grade bolt

Rear upper control arm bushings

Reply #2 – April 13, 2015, 11:42:01 AM

So I finally got this done Saturday afternoon. I did have trouble with the supplied bolt being a little too short. Overall the tool works GREAT. I would highly recommend it. Upon inspecting the bushings after getting them out I'm glad I decided to change them. They were in really sad shape...too many "holeshots" over the years I guess, lol.

Rear upper control arm bushings

Reply #3 – April 13, 2015, 01:04:44 PM

Yea tool works good been useing it for years

Rear upper control arm bushings

Reply #4 – April 13, 2015, 02:04:45 PM

Wish I'd have had that tool when i did mine...even though I did mine with the rear out, it still would've been a hell of a lot easier than beating the snot out the stockers to get them out...lol

Rear upper control arm bushings

Reply #5 – April 14, 2015, 02:55:33 PM

I tried using an air chisel, hammer, etc with the rear still in and I finally came to the realization would have been there for a week. Got on Google and found this tool. It was worth the wait for the UPS truck to show up! It made it soooooo much easier!

Rear upper control arm bushings

Reply #6 – April 15, 2015, 11:25:34 AM

Used a torch to heat up the bushings, inner rubber goo slid out, air chisel to collapse the outer shell. Took about 30 minutes to remove the old ones. Used a rental tool from OReillys to press the new ones back in which was a bit of a pain on the first one but the when I figured it out the second one was not too bad.

I have used the MM tool and by far the best way to go and worth the coin if you don't have access to a torch and air tools.

Darren