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help with some bushings!

Old 02-20-2012, 07:04 AM
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i need to know how to remove the rubber from the metal shell of an old control arm bushing to install an energy bushing. thanks.
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I just replaced the bushings in my wife's xj. Get a hole saw, I paid 5-6 bucks. And get a wire brush attachment (for your drill) that can fit in the hole. Drill out the majority of the bushing with the hole saw. Clean it up with the wire brush ( some times a torch will speed up the process). Its not gonna be fast but that rubber of the original bushing is fused to the sleeve so it has to be cut out. Its a pain but you'll get it.
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thanks a lot!
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I have a 97 zj and had a mechanic friend do it for me. He had to burn them out. The difference in ride is amazing since having it done.
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