Taylor, this was legit. I just spent $6 at the hardware store, and used a socket and tools from the house. After about a week of trying to source proper tools to rent at the parts store. The second method took me like 10 minutes to remove both sides. Thanks.
Thanks for posting. I'm helping a guy who has only marginally less mechanical skills than I do, matched only by the lack of bucks in his pocket. We now have a decent idea of what we are getting into. It seems straight forward enough but wish us luck.
Another tip for you: Always set the moving part of the "press" against the side of the part you want to move. In the first example you had the clamp "reversed". I can't explain the physics but it does make a difference as the force is directly applied to the direction of movement.
NICE JOB!!! YOU'VE SHOWN ALOT OF PEOPLE A VERY EASY AND INEXPENSIVE WAY TOO GET AROUND THAT ISSUE. MY HATS OFF TOO YOU. I'VE SEEN ALOT OF INDIVIDUALS ON TH-cam WHO HAVE NO CLUE ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE SHOWING PEOPLE. A FEW CAN'T EVEN READ THE DIRECTIONS ON HOW TOO USE TOOLS THEY BUY. AND THEN THEY SAY THE TOOL IS JUNK AND THROW THE TOOL AWAY. SO TOO YOU I SAY KEEP IT UP....
Nice I need my bushings to my vehicle. Was dreading buying the whole control arm for 150 bux each but now I'm just spending 70 bux for both. Thanx guys.
I ♥ subaru. I bought a control arm that came with a ball joint and brand new bushings prepressed today. For $110. And had it all replaced in like an hour and a half.
Peace and Love Thank you kindly for displaying your expertise and skill. This is a much needed skill/method for a diy'er like myself. Stay dirty and efficient...
When installing the bushing, it's important that you only apply force on the outer steel sleeve of the bushing; Pressing in on the inner sleeve of the bushing may result in it becoming torn from the rubber, thus destroying the bushing.
True, I wouldn't use a socket to drive the bushing through on installation. You need something flat that will cover the entire outer surface to spread the force. Using large washers on each side rather than the socket would work better and potentially cause less damage.
Hey, this really helps, but I have one other question what is the size of that huge socket, and does that one socket helps with all bushing? I have a 04 isuzu rodeo.
Must be slightly wider than the bushing that you need to install. Good luck.. another help tip is to heat torch the control arm on the bushing area and before pressing.
The one and only time I told my wife how much I saved repairing her car myself, $200 bucks was missing from my wallet the next day and my wife came home with a perm and some new shoes. Now I just hire a mechanic to work on her car.
I've been married 30 years. Acquiesce...kinda... Try this. "Hey, would you make me a sammich? Hand her $100 (small town) Then you can go shopping.". LOOK BEFORE YOU SUGGEST NAILS. NEVER SAY GET YOUR HAIR DONE. I can eat, get the house to myself. I wash parts in the dish washer and dry brass in the oven. I hate washing parts and waiting for brass to dry. It's worth the $100. *If you're married, ask her, some how ya both pay. I know you're all princes. Me, I'm an azzhole and know it. She earned that $100 many times over. And she watches Law An Order, 48 hours, Live P.D. Sleeping with both eyes closed is real sleeping.
Don't remember how I did my bushings on my 67 Pontiac because it was so long ago but that's a good idea I have a 72 SSL Camino I haven't done the bushings yet.
Grade 8 bolts when stress too much snap or shatter vs. Deform and twist. So theres a safety risk there... Let me see ..... him oh ya! There also 4x the cost and Capable of withstanding 1000x whatever tension pressure a humans arms are going to leverage... Grade 8 would be a waist of time
Thanks Buddy, i use with C Clamp for this methode & piece a pipe (thickness +/- 4mm, diameter 3.5 inch) other side for pusher i use socket wrench 14mm, its work.....good option for u video.
My 64 Galaxie is a handful 😆 . Broke one of my lower control arms. Where the bigger bushing goes in. I used a press but it was bent a bit. Seemed to be straight but blew the steel out when trying to press in new. So i ordered a better press tool.
How can i tell which bushings are bad ? I have a 98 Cadillac deville and the front right wheel makes a horrible squeaking sound whenever i hit a bump or just drive on a less than smooth road... Lately it's starting to make a clunking sound. I'm not going to pay my mechanic 625 dollars to fix... Any suggestions ?
Thanks for the ideas. I'm almost at this point with my old Trans Am; I have the bushings but dealing with new wheel seals and brake plates now. I was going to bring the control arms to a shop to use a press, but I have everything needed to do it myself. Keep up the videos !! Stay safe.
Nice vid.. this bolt method works way better than the giant c clamp I have that you can't possibly line up unless the control arm is off the vehicle. Was wondering if you could actually use the new bushing to push out the old bushing and at the same time seat the new bushing? Or would this provide too much stress on the new bushing and damage it?
thanks for that tip. i JUST saved the fee of paying some BUSY guy to schedule using his press. youtube is much better then getting advice from local yocals for the cost of WHATEVER! most people are full of it! sometimes you take 4-5 decades to get to the facts of most things. you youngsters are lucky in this century. a click or two and bingo, sift the crap from the gold! common sense will guide you. as a reminder to those who don't know[MY first time], don't tighten the control arm inside frame pivot bolts down until you put the full body weight on that side. leave the wheel off, jack the car control arm up until it just lifts up off the stand, then adjust your camber if you have one on the pivot bolts and torque away. my bushing lasted 6months because i didn't. you WON'T be the exception! also, make sure your alignment shop doesn't have a deushbag doing it or leaving certain nuts and bolts finger tight. my NEW strut rod bushings failed because of it. hell of a clanging cracking noise on 90's tbirds and cougars. i thought i had a broken frame. it always better to do it yourself. better chance of getting it right, that i've found, in over 50 years of cars, trucks, cycles. even lawn mowers! one moron high performance!! shop bent 3 of 8 new motorcycle valves for me and my NEW valve guides were looser then the 70K mile over revved by friends [Aholes!] valve guides. the shop used their HI PER bronze instead of my 8 NEW factory guides! DIY! ALWAYS if you can. i pity the rest, that THEN sell or trade their dangerous junk in , to victimize some underpaid plebe. i've heard most of the lies from sellers [sociopaths!]. lets keep them in Washedup D.C. where they have comradery with their kind!
Great tips, cheers team, will be using it on the front swing arm on my Citroen this afternoon. Taylor is hot too, always helps with a great video... :-)
@Sunshine Diesel Well, yeah. Or an air hammer, or a proper ball joint press with an impact gun... but the whole point is that this is about how to do it if you only have the most basic hand tools.
Spent $100 on tools with no success and used your two methods and succeeded in a few minutes. Thanks!!!!!
Taylor, this was legit. I just spent $6 at the hardware store, and used a socket and tools from the house. After about a week of trying to source proper tools to rent at the parts store. The second method took me like 10 minutes to remove both sides. Thanks.
Thanks for posting. I'm helping a guy who has only marginally less mechanical skills than I do, matched only by the lack of bucks in his pocket.
We now have a decent idea of what we are getting into.
It seems straight forward enough but wish us luck.
I think you guys will get it done just fine. Good luck!
What I got from this is that with a long bolt, 2 washers, 2 sockets, and a nut I've got the ultimate bushing tool.
Indeed bro 😏👍
Another tip for you: Always set the moving part of the "press" against the side of the part you want to move. In the first example you had the clamp "reversed". I can't explain the physics but it does make a difference as the force is directly applied to the direction of movement.
Thumbs up for the Monkey D Luffy poster in back ground...as well as the great tips.
Thanks Taylor For This Top Tip , For Those Who Have Been Caught Short . Or can Not Afford Exspensive Tools .
this was helpful thanks.
I was able to get a bushing out of my rear lower arm without even removing the control arm
Cool. I have a Volvo 850 turbo that needs new bushings. Cheaper than new parts. Thanks.
NICE JOB!!! YOU'VE SHOWN ALOT OF PEOPLE A VERY EASY AND INEXPENSIVE WAY TOO GET AROUND THAT ISSUE. MY HATS OFF TOO YOU. I'VE SEEN ALOT OF INDIVIDUALS ON TH-cam WHO HAVE NO CLUE ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE SHOWING PEOPLE. A FEW CAN'T EVEN READ THE DIRECTIONS ON HOW TOO USE TOOLS THEY BUY. AND THEN THEY SAY THE TOOL IS JUNK AND THROW THE TOOL AWAY. SO TOO YOU I SAY KEEP IT UP....
Stop yelling.
Nice & simple, thanks guys
What size is the huge socket?
Nice I need my bushings to my vehicle. Was dreading buying the whole control arm for 150 bux each but now I'm just spending 70 bux for both. Thanx guys.
I ♥ subaru. I bought a control arm that came with a ball joint and brand new bushings prepressed today. For $110. And had it all replaced in like an hour and a half.
Peace and Love
Thank you kindly for displaying your expertise and skill. This is a much needed skill/method for a diy'er like myself.
Stay dirty and efficient...
When installing the bushing, it's important that you only apply force on the outer steel sleeve of the bushing; Pressing in on the inner sleeve of the bushing may result in it becoming torn from the rubber, thus destroying the bushing.
True, I wouldn't use a socket to drive the bushing through on installation. You need something flat that will cover the entire outer surface to spread the force. Using large washers on each side rather than the socket would work better and potentially cause less damage.
Use a 1 1/4" socket it only pushes on the metal lip not the center like a washer will
I like that second idea definitely inventive I've always used a bench vice and sockets then added heat as necessary
I wish my c1500 front lca bushings responded like yours. I am looking for a torch and some dynamite at the moment...
I have a bearing remover and installer for fwd cars im planning on using that unless the threads are too big.
Instead of using a wrench to loosen the bushing could I just use an impact driver ?
Not everyone has impact
@@chino22854 He's not saying you should use an impact. He's asking if it works if you have one. Valid question.
Did you end up trying an impact on it?
thanks for sharing your talent. now I know how to replace my arm bushing of my triton.
what a briliant way to put in bushes. i did note that bolt to stop it from squashing . do you have the bolt in for putting them in also ?
Hey, this really helps, but I have one other question what is the size of that huge socket, and does that one socket helps with all bushing? I have a 04 isuzu rodeo.
Must be slightly wider than the bushing that you need to install. Good luck.. another help tip is to heat torch the control arm on the bushing area and before pressing.
You just saved me $75 on a bushing press. I take the wife out for dinner tonight with the extra coin in pocket. Thanks!
The one and only time I told my wife how much I saved repairing her car myself, $200 bucks was missing from my wallet the next day and my wife came home with a perm and some new shoes.
Now I just hire a mechanic to work on her car.
@@bartprice3439LMAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I've been married 30 years. Acquiesce...kinda...
Try this. "Hey, would you make me a sammich? Hand her $100 (small town) Then you can go shopping.".
LOOK BEFORE YOU SUGGEST NAILS.
NEVER SAY GET YOUR HAIR DONE.
I can eat, get the house to myself. I wash parts in the dish washer and dry brass in the oven. I hate washing parts and waiting for brass to dry. It's worth the $100.
*If you're married, ask her, some how ya both pay.
I know you're all princes. Me, I'm an azzhole and know it.
She earned that $100 many times over. And she watches Law An Order, 48 hours, Live P.D. Sleeping with both eyes closed is real sleeping.
Loaner tools at Advance Auto, Autozone or O’Reilly’s Auto Parts. It’s Free!
Harbor freight sells the entire press kit for 25.00
I knock them out with an air chisel, freeze the new ones, and tap them in . Easiest way i found in 60 years lol
yep been there done that. sure beats a large press in the garage. but there is a time and place you just need the muscle. Thanks
Took me like four days to do upper n lower bushings. Used the rental tools. They sucked. I need to get my hands on that bolt n spacer kit.
Don't remember how I did my bushings on my 67 Pontiac because it was so long ago but that's a good idea I have a 72 SSL Camino I haven't done the bushings yet.
Thanks mate Got a bunch of bushings to remove, highly appreciate your video! Gonna help me tackle the job
Hi. Where can I buy these tools from. What are they called? Thanks.
Easier? I don't know about that, the first bushing almost came out by it self hahaha excellent tip mate thanks
Clever. I'm gonna use the bolt method for my bushings on the jeep. Thanks, keep up the vids
I'm also here researching bushing replacement on my Jeep XJ. Lol. Hope it went well for you.
Both are easy methods. Thank you for your video.
Pretty good, a great option for do-it-yourselfers. Would suggest using a better bolt? Grade 8.
George Daws That is a good idea.
Grade 8 bolts when stress too much snap or shatter vs. Deform and twist. So theres a safety risk there...
Let me see
..... him oh ya!
There also 4x the cost and Capable of withstanding 1000x whatever tension pressure a humans arms are going to leverage...
Grade 8 would be a waist of time
Thanks a lot for the tip. Awesome solution. Best of luck
Thanks Buddy, i use with C Clamp for this methode & piece a pipe (thickness +/- 4mm, diameter 3.5 inch) other side for pusher i use socket wrench 14mm, its work.....good option for u video.
I like keeping some random pieces of pipe around for stuff like this. It comes in handy.
Budget Build Garage, yes taylor i agree for that.
You pressed the bushing from the outside to the inside of the wishbone. Does it make a difference?
Yeah you will see the bushing can only come out one way
This is really educational for me thank you very much.
Well done. Thanks for sharing this awesome video. 👍👍
Very slick! Definitely thinking outside the box. Thanks.
What size c clamp are you using
Thats awesome definitely going to have to give the bolt method a try one day
You are smart man thanks from Iraq
My 64 Galaxie is a handful 😆 . Broke one of my lower control arms. Where the bigger bushing goes in. I used a press but it was bent a bit. Seemed to be straight but blew the steel out when trying to press in new. So i ordered a better press tool.
Cool Video dear, I learned those two methods and I will do them with my car at home, thank you, happy future.
How can i tell which bushings are bad ? I have a 98 Cadillac deville and the front right wheel makes a horrible squeaking sound whenever i hit a bump or just drive on a less than smooth road... Lately it's starting to make a clunking sound. I'm not going to pay my mechanic 625 dollars to fix... Any suggestions ?
Is it ok to jack up a vehicle with a floor jack on any part of the control arm or bushing?
It depends on the vehicle but you can usually lift from the control arm. When you do that the suspension stays compressed.
Budget Build Garage thanks!
@@chongleon No problem
You can also use a wrench if you don’t have a chunk of metal
Wondering what size bolt is that and about how much length do you need?
Thanks guys. I appreciate you
Nice One Piece poster!
mate so simple you made it, i was stressing how i fix bush of mine car, great, make a video on wheel bearing replace as well
What size bolt did u use?
Dude if I had known that second trick 🤦🏼 welp, I’m subscribing.
What's the best way to fix the control arm if you forgot to put support and pinch the control arm
Thanks for the ideas. I'm almost at this point with my old Trans Am; I have the bushings but dealing with new wheel seals and brake plates now. I was going to bring the control arms to a shop to use a press, but I have everything needed to do it myself. Keep up the videos !! Stay safe.
Hey, what’s the size of the big socket? Tq
Now let's see you do a lower control arm bushing from 40 year old MOPAR.
Ha, No sheet !!
great video thanks a lot from DOWNUNDER you do not always need to buy expensive tools also
Nice vid.. this bolt method works way better than the giant c clamp I have that you can't possibly line up unless the control arm is off the vehicle. Was wondering if you could actually use the new bushing to push out the old bushing and at the same time seat the new bushing? Or would this provide too much stress on the new bushing and damage it?
might save you a minute, might destroy the new bushing, soooo.........
Do you work on refrigerators?
You’re the man.
Thank you so much. I'll try.❤❤
Nice tips young guy :-) I will try the second method removing the bushing from my C3 corvette; whish me good luck
Wow Genius 🤔 thinking.Good Job
Saving $$$
Good idea, I will give it a try
Great video 👍
thank you so much about the tip on inserting a bolt so the control arm does not flex
No problem. Just wear safety glasses in case it flies out.
Thanks for the helpful tips.
What size big ol socket? And what size is that long ass bolt????? 🤔🤔🤔
thanks for that tip. i JUST saved the fee of paying some BUSY guy to schedule using his press. youtube is much better then getting advice from local yocals for the cost of WHATEVER!
most people are full of it! sometimes you take 4-5 decades to get to the facts of most things. you youngsters are lucky in this century. a click or two and bingo, sift the crap from the gold! common sense will guide you.
as a reminder to those who don't know[MY first time], don't tighten the control arm inside frame pivot bolts down until you put the full body weight on that side. leave the wheel off, jack the car control arm up until it just lifts up off the stand, then adjust your camber if you have one on the pivot bolts and torque away. my bushing lasted 6months because i didn't. you WON'T be the exception! also, make sure your alignment shop doesn't have a deushbag doing it or leaving certain nuts and bolts finger tight. my NEW strut rod bushings failed because of it. hell of a clanging cracking noise on 90's tbirds and cougars. i thought i had a broken frame. it always better to do it yourself. better chance of getting it right, that i've found, in over 50 years of cars, trucks, cycles. even lawn mowers! one moron high performance!! shop bent 3 of 8 new motorcycle valves for me and my NEW valve guides were looser then the 70K mile over revved by friends [Aholes!] valve guides. the shop used their HI PER bronze instead of my 8 NEW factory guides! DIY! ALWAYS if you can. i pity the rest, that THEN sell or trade their dangerous junk in , to victimize some underpaid plebe. i've heard most of the lies from sellers [sociopaths!]. lets keep them in Washedup D.C. where they have comradery with their kind!
My bushing is really stuck. I bent my C Clamp and a heavy duty vise.
Great tips, cheers team, will be using it on the front swing arm on my Citroen this afternoon. Taylor is hot too, always helps with a great video... :-)
That was a great and useful way of doing things much easier, great video thanks!!
Awesome idea never thought of that thanks
That one piece wanted poster is quality. Where’d you get that haha
Nice one friend big ideas
Very good job 👌 easily 👍👍
can these methods be used on rear trailing arm bushings?
they sell a tool for it. I did this for my rear lower control arm and it was a pain
I used All Thread 2 Washer's and Nuts.
And Sockets
And a Impact...
Takes Them Off Fast and Easy.
And Installs Them the Same...👍
Great tip Pal, love the positivity
great tip saves buying a press thanks
good idea, yet not easy to find suitable socket, that's why the ball joint/bushing press do. even the press might not fit all cars.
You doing good job
A good air chisel knocks them right out👍
Sunshine Diesel Yup. I love air hammers.
@Sunshine Diesel Well, yeah. Or an air hammer, or a proper ball joint press with an impact gun... but the whole point is that this is about how to do it if you only have the most basic hand tools.
Never on the history of bushes did a bush push so easily.
I'm gonna try your second method on my 2003 Toyota Higlander.
Please come back and let us know how it works.
Excellent
Omg what were you trying to do with that first setup?
Is it hard to understand what he was trying to do?
Quality-content. You deserve more views and more subs.
Now say you have a shaft running through both bushings. How does one remove bushings then?
good gooder producer keep producer.. non producers keep non producing.. keep producing bro
Nice trick! 👌
Thanks for sharing. 💯
Love the wanted poster in the back. #KingofthePirates
2002 Nissan Xterra transmission cross Bracket need to change bushings
great work
Good information. Thank you.
Fantastic, thanks
I tried to convince my dad ..
Black smithing can save us a lot of
Money