Thanks guys. I have the old one out which wasn't hard since the old Grunts bushings crumbled into broken bits which necessitated this swap. (pieces of crap
).
On the new Motorsports bushings, the metal sleeve in the center, isn't that molded to the rubber? I didn't think it could be removed like it can on the Grunts bushings and other urethane ones.
The prybar against the tow hook eyelet is a good idea, I never thought of that. I had a long threaded bolt running through the center, using my big old 36mm socket on the backside of the subframe and with some large washers on the back and front side pushing against the bushing. I was able to squeeze it about 3/4 of the way in but I couldn't get the last bit to pop in. I used dishwashing liquid to try to get it to slide in.
Like I said it worked on the driver side, but something about the strain I put on the threaded bolt made it essentially freeze up and I had to cut it out with a grinder.
I used a long threaded bolt and nut from Lowes in their hardware/fastener section so my guess is that it wasn't the highest quality stuff I could have bought. I may need to search for a harder/stronger rod to try this again, with finer threads as well.
I think I would like to rent whatever the official tool is for this job but I'm not sure what it might be.
I think I would like to rent whatever the official tool is for this job but I'm not sure what it might be.
