Upper Arm Camber Bushes

[boomtheroom]

need to get my front upper arm bushes replaced on my r32 gtr, now theres alot of kits out there whiteline,noltec,superpro etc ,some require that u remove the bush and the metal sleve out of the old arm ,which i have found no easy way to do ,and others just require u remove the rubber and mushroom crush tube, which is easy, but how effective would this be, especially of the inner shell is damaged. anyone know of any diy links that anyone has done these arms,or even a good method of removing the metal sleve thats in the arm (besides a vice and cold chisel )which some people have done.

Edited November 4, 2007 by boomtheroom

[BHDave]

the fronts don't have an outer metal bit. They are 2 piece bushes (one each side, 4 per arm) and you just bang them out with a chisel and a mallet using the little collars, then slip the replacements in.

They are one of the easiest bushes to replace on the entire car. Don't require presses or anything exotic, just a vice, hammer and chisel

[boomtheroom]

tried that but the little collars just bend and dont move :-<

[BHDave]

man up and hit them harder

I had about 4 of the bastards try and stick, so i went and got a bigger hammer

[boomtheroom]

didnt u damage the arms in the vice?

[boomtheroom]

http://www.mytoolstore.com/astro/asthan14.html

what about this tool on the page

[Duncan]

or cut one end/collar off a bush and then push them out from that side

[boomtheroom]

i was thinking that there may be some sort of tool , like a pitman arme piller that could grab the lip on the bush and brace itself to the bottom and pull the bush up, would be alot easier and better for the arm , but havnt found anything yet