[TR] [6pack] Trailing Arm Bushings

[Chad]

Todd-

An even easier way is to stick a tapered drift into the bushing hole, then give it a smart rap with a medium BFH.

The bushings pop right out.  I've done this on at least 25 cars so I think I can safely say its a tried and proven method.

I've never bothered to put stock type bushings back in, so no need to use a threaded rod there either.  The new urethane bushings go right in with a gentle rap from the same medium BFH.

Cheers-

Chad

-----Original Message-----
From: Todd Bermudez [mailto:red_tr250 at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 7:52 AM
To: Bob Danielson; 'Triumphs'; '6pack'
Cc: acekraut11 at aol.com; 'Rick Patton'; 'Richard Good'
Subject: Re: [6pack] Trailing Arm Bushings

We had a tech session a while back & one guy (Greg
Donegan) brought a long piece of threaded rod with washers & nuts on each
end.  The threaded rod diameter must be just smaller than the inner diameter
of the bushing holes.  The rod must be long enough to span both bushings
plus a little extra of course.  Slide the rod through both bushings.   Put a
nut & small washer on one end(the end that you're drawing thru). 
On the other end have a larger washer & nut...one that will not fit thru a
bushing sleeve.  Tighten the nut & behold the magic...it will pull the other
bushing right thru.  No drilling, cutting, or burning.  Simply reverse the
process for the other bushing. 

I was just amazed seeing this after having fought with c-clamps & pieces of
PVC.

Cheers,

Todd