Subframe bushing removal tip

[SIMON HOLTBY]

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> Fellow type 44 owners,
>
> I'm in the process of rebuilding my front end and I just discovered a
> simple way of removing the bushings:
>
> 1. Get a propane torch ($11.86 at Home Depot).
> 2. Set the bushings on fire -- from both sides. (Doesn't take much
> doing, esp. with the oil they're covered with).
> 3. Wait for the central core to fall out.
> 4. Pry the outer sleeve out with a screwdriver.
>
>


Yep, thats how I did them too. Hate that smell of burning rubber. I could
not get outer sleeve out with screwdriver though. I used a hacksaw to
carefully saw through stopping just before I hit the wishbone and then
knocked it out with hammer/chisel.
Pressed new ones in with vice and a socket over the mount.
Dont forget to give wishbone a coat of paint/waxoil after seeing all that
heat.

Simon

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