I have not seen an air chisel with a half rounded bit that could not vibrate
them out!!!!
>From: "Jeffrey cerniglia" <jcerniglia@msn.com>
>Reply-To: "Jeffrey cerniglia" <jcerniglia@msn.com>
>To: "Armijo, Manuel L" <manuel.l.armijo@intel.com>, "oletrucks"
><oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] A-Arm bushing removal
>Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 20:34:32 -0400
>
>You really need a hydraulic press to take them out. I did the bushings on
>my
>57 Belair and they came out in one piece. It took some clever engineering
>to
>get the A arm positioned correctly and find the right socket to fit the
>bushing
>diameter but they pressed out, just need to be careful to not bend the arm
>as they will flex with that much pressure on them. Don't even want to begin
>to imagine taking them out while the arms are in the vehicle!!
>
>Jeff Cerniglia
>1959 GMC Fleetside
>1957 Chevrolet Belair 4dr
>1954 Didge M37
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Armijo, Manuel L
>Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 9:40 AM
>To: old truck mailing list
>Subject: RE: [oletrucks] A-Arm bushing removal
>
>ugh! I rebuilt the '76 gmc front end that not sits under my '50. The
>bushings were exposed to the elements, and came out with the aid of a
>sawzall, and an air chisel! (after trying about a bazillion ways,
>ie-->chains and floor jack, heat, pounding in a vise, get the picture? It
>was a, well you know.... What I finally did, was cut the collar, or "top
>hat
>off as i had already destroyed it, through the rubber but don't go so deep
>as you damage the shaft, peeled the metal off with the air chisel, then
>used
>an air chisel and a flat piece of 1/4" steel against the bushing to loosen
>it. I split the bushing with the air chisel where i could get in in there
>to fit, then pushed again from the backside with the air chisel and flat
>metal plate it was a SOB! Each bushing came out in about four or five
>pieces! pardon my french. I'm not sure if there is an easier way, but
>this
>is how i did it with my limited tool inventory. I hope yours goes easier!
>
>Manuel.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bill Broadway [mailto:bcubed@vanhalen-irc.com]
>Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 4:49 PM
>To: A.B.; old truck mailing list
>Subject: RE: [oletrucks] A-Arm bushing removal
>
>
>We took a torch and burned the rubber out of mine first, being careful not
>to apply too much heat at a time.
>
>Bill
>
> > Does anyone out there have any good techniques for removing pressed
> > in bushings in A-Arms?
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