Removing trailing arm bushings? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

scull67 · 04-18-2002, 02:30 PM

Is there a way to press out the trailing arm bushings without the tool ? Or do I need to take it to a shop and have them do it? I am replacing with the original part so I have to get the outer steel sleeve out.

Custom 68 · 04-18-2002, 08:59 PM

I replace mine with poly ones I rented a press (giant extra strong c-clamp) from auto zone once I got the bolts out I just pressed the rubber out and pressed the poly ones in.

Good luck
Dave

loenuf · 04-18-2002, 09:33 PM

hey scull, get a power drill and drill some holes in the rubber, they will crumble out in no time, and it will save the sleeve. thats how i did mine........

scull67 · 04-18-2002, 09:40 PM

Thanks guys, I did drill out the rubber but I bought the rubber bushings with the steel sleeve on it so now I need to pull the outer steel sleeve to get the new bushing in. I guess I should have bought the poly ones. Anyone know how to get the steel sleeves out? I think I can use a table vice to press the new one in. Maybe?

slam33 · 04-18-2002, 10:12 PM

Naw,, I've done 2 sets now, there a snap. Cut the rubber on the side with the flange, get a propane bottle, hand held type, heat the metal part of the bushing and the rubber all around both sides, it will melt and loosen up, then smack it out. Just be carfull not to knock out the metal sleeve. I do em in about 6 min.

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scull67 · 04-19-2002, 06:37 AM

OK, Maybe I am not explaining this well. I have drilled out and removed the rubber and small inner tube from the bushings. That was easy. I now need to remove the steel shells because I am using the GM replacement bushings that come assembled with the steel sleeve on them. is there a good way to remove the steel sleeve/shell from the arm? Can I do this in my driveway? Anybody ever done it? Thanks.

*Shane* · 04-19-2002, 11:01 AM

I used a big socket, about the same size as the outter metal shell and a big hammer. It was a pain, but they eventually gave in to my relentless beating.

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scull67 · 04-19-2002, 10:15 PM

I will try that Shane. Thanks.

04-18-2002, 02:30 PM	#1
scull67 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hoboken, NJ, USA Posts: 228	Removing trailing arm bushings? Is there a way to press out the trailing arm bushings without the tool ? Or do I need to take it to a shop and have them do it? I am replacing with the original part so I have to get the outer steel sleeve out. __________________ Hoboken, N.J.(home)/ Washington, D.C.(work)

04-18-2002, 08:59 PM	#2
Custom 68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,930	I replace mine with poly ones I rented a press (giant extra strong c-clamp) from auto zone once I got the bolts out I just pressed the rubber out and pressed the poly ones in. Good luck Dave __________________ Dave 1968 Custom Chevy with turbo charged 5.3 gen III 4l80e swap 1967-71 GMC 3/4 ton long step 4x4 (not sure what year exactly?) "A good friend will bail you out of jail...but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying "that was frekin awesome". "If it doesn't fit force it...If it breaks then it needed to be replaced anyway!"

04-18-2002, 09:40 PM	#4
scull67 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hoboken, NJ, USA Posts: 228	Thanks guys, I did drill out the rubber but I bought the rubber bushings with the steel sleeve on it so now I need to pull the outer steel sleeve to get the new bushing in. I guess I should have bought the poly ones. Anyone know how to get the steel sleeves out? I think I can use a table vice to press the new one in. Maybe? __________________ Hoboken, N.J.(home)/ Washington, D.C.(work)

04-18-2002, 10:12 PM	#5
slam33 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Long Beach, Ca Posts: 1,432	Naw,, I've done 2 sets now, there a snap. Cut the rubber on the side with the flange, get a propane bottle, hand held type, heat the metal part of the bushing and the rubber all around both sides, it will melt and loosen up, then smack it out. Just be carfull not to knock out the metal sleeve. I do em in about 6 min. ------------------ 71 basic C-10 350. The only option is the rust.No nothing on it, but thats all about to change. <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/stevemau/slam33page.html?1004806705410 " TARGET=_blank>http://www.geocities.com/stevemau/slam33page.html?1004806705410 </A> __________________ 71 LWB 350/350still working on it but it's going tp be sweet. www.geocities.com/stevemau/slam33page.html " TARGET=_blank>http://www.geocities.com/stevemau/slam33page.html?1004806705410 </A>

04-19-2002, 06:37 AM	#6
scull67 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hoboken, NJ, USA Posts: 228	OK, Maybe I am not explaining this well. I have drilled out and removed the rubber and small inner tube from the bushings. That was easy. I now need to remove the steel shells because I am using the GM replacement bushings that come assembled with the steel sleeve on them. is there a good way to remove the steel sleeve/shell from the arm? Can I do this in my driveway? Anybody ever done it? Thanks. __________________ Hoboken, N.J.(home)/ Washington, D.C.(work)

04-18-2002, 09:33 PM	#3
loenuf Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: trenton texas usa Posts: 232	hey scull, get a power drill and drill some holes in the rubber, they will crumble out in no time, and it will save the sleeve. thats how i did mine........

04-19-2002, 11:01 AM	#7
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	I used a big socket, about the same size as the outter metal shell and a big hammer. It was a pain, but they eventually gave in to my relentless beating. ------------------ *Keep On Truckin'* Shane Athens, Alabama

04-19-2002, 10:15 PM	#8
scull67 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hoboken, NJ, USA Posts: 228	I will try that Shane. Thanks. __________________ Hoboken, N.J.(home)/ Washington, D.C.(work)



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