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bushings
anyway you can crush the bushing steel sleeve and usually a dead blow hammer works great. Air chisel has a bit for this also which really makes life easy but you said back yard right?? lol. so after you get them out deburr the ear inner diameter of everything paint rust and metal burrs from beatinging and pounding. then oil the out side of the bushing metal sleeve and the inner diameter of the ear and take a dead blow hammer and try to keep the bushing as straight as possible into the bore and when striking the bushing.
Why dead blow? It has shot and will have more driving force with less bounce back...your force goes into the bushing not into shocking the housing or your arm. Just keep controled blows and do not go over board. Usually the bigger dead blow the better.
IF it does not seem to go in or is tough you probably have the bush cocked a bit so try strikeing the bushing at different angles or edges that might free up the hang-up you might run into. Hope all these threads help you out.
Be confident but cautious too. Go for it and enjoy the hobby. Once you have accoplished the install you'll feel pretty good. Jim
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