Does anyone have any tips on removing the UCA Bushing located on top of the differential housing? Tried about everything I can think of so far...thanks.

 

This may help. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NUNEnvf5JVw

 

Thanks I was worried when mine began to look like swiss cheese until I saw this. I'll see if I cant find an air chisel tommorow at work.

 

You're welcome, and good luck... and Welcome to CF.

 

this is probably what gave me the most grey hairs during my lift install, trying to figure out how to get this baby out.





After beating it for a couple days trying to collapse it my grandpa brought out a 1.5" fence post about 9 feet long and a quart of burned motor oil. drenched the bushing with the oil, Stuck the pipe in through the passenger side with the axle dropped...... 5 swings with the mini sledge hammer and she was out. Good luck, let us know when shes out.

 

I drill several holes thru the rubber, then knock the rubber out, then make a cut in the bottom of the outer metal sleeve and a cut in the top of the metal sleeve with a Saw-z-all. Falls right out 10 minutes later.

 

Mine looked just like this lol. I got mine out with a 1 5/16" socket that I turned down on the lathe back in high school. Worked out pretty good. Getting the new sleeve back in was a different story...its got me questioning if MacGyver is my real father...lol

 

Geeze guys, the best and easiest way is to use a ball joint press. I use mine for ball joints, u joints, control arm bushings you name it, anything that needs to be pressed out really. You can get them cheap, less that $100 and theyre worth every penny!

 

I'm all for the right tools, but this "press" looks an awful lot like just a C-clamp. I'll try my C-clamp first. If it fails, then I'll get the special tool.