Dave,
I ran into the same problem on my Sports 6 and my TR7. In both situations I
had removed the arm completely from the car. I simply took the parts out to
a corner of the backyard and with a propane torch burned them out. Get them
hot enough and they will burn quite nicely. The rubber portion will then
just crumble. Not something you want to do in the garage and it smells like
hell so don't do it upwind from an open window. I them used a small
diameter cylinder honing tool to clean up the ID of the arm and then
pressing in the new bushing is a piece of cake.
Cheers,
Kurt Oblinger
Redondo Beach, Ca.
>Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 22:28:47 -0400
>From: "Dave Connitt" <dconnitt@fuse.net>
>Subject: Suggestions on removing front end bushings
>List,
>I am replacing the front suspension bushings on a TR4A. I am having
>difficulty removing the bushings from the lower wishbone on the end opposite
>the trunion. There is a steel sleeve in the center and the bushing has
>"flanges" that go up the sides. I tried cutting the flange off both ends and
>press the bushing out using two sockets in a vise but it won't budge. I
>don't have the new bushings yet so I can't really tell how they go in or
>come out.
>Any suggestions would be greatly appriciated.
>Dave Connitt
>Cincinnati, OH
'>65 TR4A
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