[s-cars] Extractor for control arm bushing sleeve

[Eugene Yen]

Vincent,
On my car, the metal sleeve was seized in the control arm bushing, so I
couldn't pull it out with pliers as others on this list have suggested.
   I removed the control arm by slipping a hacksaw blade between the
control arm bushing and the subframe, and sawing through the ends of
the sleeve.  The sleeve is made of soft aluminum, so this was a fairly
easy task.  A new sleeve cost me $13 at the local stealer.

As for avoiding "punching the ball joint boot" when reinstalling the
ball joint into the strut housing, I recommend having a helper pry down
on the control arm/swaybar assembly with a long pipe while you maneuver
the strut back onto the ball joint.  Without a helper, you stand a good
chance of tearing the boot.  Don't ask me how I know.

Regards,
Eugene
'95.5 S6



[s-cars] Extractor for control arm bushing sleeve
Vincent Fregeac vfregeac at sympatico.ca
Fri Aug 26 12:09:23 EDT 2005

Hi all,
 
I need to replace the control arms and I'd like to know what tool to
use to
remove the metal sleeve in the control arm to subframe bushing, NAPA
reference preferably.
...snip...

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