KMAC install: I need a bushing removal tool...

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Apr 30, 2003 | 07:02 PM

D-Rom

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KMAC install: I need a bushing removal tool...

Mine broke... can anyone loan theirs? The KMAC guy said that he won't get anymore in for a week or two. I will pay for shipping and return promptly. It needs to go to Pennsylvania. Email please if possible. I really appreciate it!
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May 1, 2003 | 06:09 AM

fignewton

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Re: KMAC install: I need a bushing removal tool...

When I got my half set, the tool was already broken. No prob! I put the control arm in the vise between the tool and a big 1/2" drive socket that would still fit inside the tool. Then, I used a cheater bar and lots of grunt to push the bushings out into the tool. (The socket is pushed into the tool, displacing the bushing). On the first one, I didn't think the bushing was going to give, but it finally did.
One great tip from others that have done this... cut both the outer edges of the bushing off BEFORE trying to press them out. It makes it much easier. Otherwise, you're requiring a lot more force to stretch them inside the control arm and through.
All in all, I think doing it this way is probably easier than if the tool wasn't broken, because you can exert a lot more force with the vise than with just the screw threads on the tool.
good luck!
Fig