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Originally Posted by joe_padavano
The factory method involves the use of special Kent Moore slotted washer tools that fit onto the shaft and actually use the shaft as the rod to press the bushings out. I've just always used the "burn the rubber out" method. Once you burn the rubber with a torch (propane works fine, it just takes longer) you can collapse the metal outer shell and the shaft comes right out.
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Almost there. I cut away the exposed rubber to limit the burning mess. I didn't want to use the hot wrench cause of the mess and smoke involved, but a buddy of mine had to torch and I wanted it done. It wasn't that bad, drove the shells out using a open end wrench as that Kent Moore tool and hammered on the pivot shaft with a block of wood, driving the shell into a piece of 2" pipe as a backup tool. Pressed in new shells with 1/2" stainless rod and various pieces of pipe for the lower shells and a hammer and a socket in a vise for the upper shells. Got to love the polyurethane for ease of installation alone. The springs I tackled alone with a Cal-Van spring compressor, compressing the spring to 14-15" and then locating it in frame, using a jack under the control arm the remaining way. Moog springs, ball joints, and Energy Suspension poly bushings. What would a shop charge for this job? I figure with parts $1,500 to $2,000. Not including the cleaning and prep for paint. And so the project continues, whats next...