bushing removal
 

Looking for the easiest way to remove leaf spring bushings not using a torch nor a press...


Also.. can regular shocks be run horizontal? Or will i run into issues?
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Re: bushing removal
 

I used a drill. Many holes, then connected them by tilting the drill a lot. After enough rubber was ground out, the center can be removed. That will leave the outer shell with some rubber. I used a sawzall to make a single cut. Be careful not to cut all the way through your piece! :uhmk: After you have a cut or a groove, hammer and chisel (or use an air hammer) bending the cut or groove inward. Finally the shell will come out.

It will be a messy dirty work, but WAY better than burning the rubber out! YUUUUKKK! I only had a C-press and I could not budge those bushing! The C-press did do a nice job installing the new ones though. Of course I sanded and clean and lubed the hole first.

Hope this helps.

Re: bushing removal
 

I watched an oldtimer do mine at the spring shop. He beat the outside of the eye 3-4 times with a BFH, then flipped the spring on its side and took a couple good whacks on the bushing. By this time the bushing was 1/2 out. Then he grabbed the spring and beat it a couple times against an anvil and the bushing fell out.... No press, no heat, no drilling.... Clean, and it only took about two minutes a piece....