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| SKL1 |
 Mar 16 2013, 08:35 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,646 Joined: 19-February 11 From: north Scottsdale Member No.: 12,732 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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Search wasn't too helpful. Rebuilding rear 914-6 trailing arms with new bearings, bushings etc
Best way to remove the 42+ year old rear bushings? Front A-arm bushings came off reasonably well with heat and wrestling... TIA If someone has a link to an old thread that would be great as I couldn't find one. |
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| MrKona |
Mar 16 2013, 09:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 597 Joined: 25-July 05 From: Santa Rosa, CA Member No.: 4,469 Region Association: None |
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| SKL1 |
Mar 17 2013, 09:54 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,646 Joined: 19-February 11 From: north Scottsdale Member No.: 12,732 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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| Jeffs9146 |
Mar 17 2013, 10:02 AM
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Ski Bum Group: Members Posts: 4,062 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Discovery Bay, Ca Member No.: 128 |
No need to spend $99!!!
Clamp the arm in a vice, heat the end bracket with a torch until a small bit of smoke starts to flow and use a screw driver to twist the bracket off!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| gms |
Mar 17 2013, 11:45 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,708 Joined: 12-March 04 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 1,785 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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Home made tools ...this works great!
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| Eric_Shea |
Mar 17 2013, 12:10 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,289 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
QUOTE(Jeffs9146 @ Mar 17 2013, 10:02 AM)  No need to spend $99!!! Clamp the arm in a vice, heat the end bracket with a torch until a small bit of smoke starts to flow and use a screw driver to twist the bracket off!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) He's talking about the "rear" bushings. Fronts come out with your method and a simple large screwdriver. 10 years later the simple press is still working and paying for itself over and over again, however, I don't think they're $99 anymore. If you have a big coupon deal they may be close though. Regardless, well worth it. |
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| Elliot Cannon |
Mar 17 2013, 01:00 PM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None
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When you're ready to install new bushings you can't get much simpler than this. And it worked great. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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| Jeffs9146 |
Mar 17 2013, 01:20 PM
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Ski Bum Group: Members Posts: 4,062 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Discovery Bay, Ca Member No.: 128 |
QUOTE(Eric_Shea @ Mar 17 2013, 11:10 AM) QUOTE(Jeffs9146 @ Mar 17 2013, 10:02 AM) No need to spend $99!!! Clamp the arm in a vice, heat the end bracket with a torch until a small bit of smoke starts to flow and use a screw driver to twist the bracket off!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) He's talking about the "rear" bushings. Fronts come out with your method and a simple large screwdriver. 10 years later the simple press is still working and paying for itself over and over again, however, I don't think they're $99 anymore. If you have a big coupon deal they may be close though. Regardless, well worth it. True sorry! |
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| SKL1 |
Mar 17 2013, 07:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,646 Joined: 19-February 11 From: north Scottsdale Member No.: 12,732 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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HF stuff isn't actually the greatest quality, but with a coupon from R&T, or C&D, a 12 ton costs about 100 bucks. Got the damned bushings out but even with the damn things basically on fire the shaft still pushed out pretty hard. Been happy in there for 42+ years!!
Went to push out the hubs and the opening in the bottom part of the press doesn't have an opening big enough for the hub to go down through so we'll have to fabricate somethin (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) It's always something!!! |
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| Eric_Shea |
Mar 18 2013, 09:56 AM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,289 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
For hubs:
* Put the press table on the last notch (by the floor) * Rest the shock mount on the table and the shaft back between your feet * Use a suitable drift (I use an old 911 rear torsion bar, the big end) and a sledge hammer... pop, pop... out. |
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| tradisrad |
Mar 18 2013, 10:48 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 985 Joined: 11-September 06 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 6,815 Region Association: Northern California |
McMark's trick worked for me. Here is a link to my plea for help: Link
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