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, A voice of reason in the darkness - struggles to be heard. JJ you
are probably right, but ask my lovely wife if I don't like to do things
the hard way. LOL
Its been several years since I did mine, ( gettin ready to do the
fronts again soon) but the 2 hammer approach didn't work for me then. I
resorted to the drill. Course you must remember - this was all PRE -
WWW I didn't have a resource for guidance like the list or Team
Chevelle. And I wasn't aware of the PB Blaster either. Life sure is
easier with the help you all provide.
rick (Abilene Texas)
72 El Camino TPI 350/700r4
ACES #00140 TEAM CHEVELLE #00038
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On Tue, 24 Jul 2001 14:09:33 -0400 "J.J. Fig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Ya know for a while now this topic keeps coming up... Now not that it
>isn't
>a valid topic but I am quite puzzled as to why guys have to go through
>such heart ache to get the bushings out. Now I have replaced many a
>bushing
>in the rear end housing and the most effective way to get the bushings
>out that I have used involves 2 big hammers, some penetrating oil and
>a
>light tap. Now we usually liberally apply our favorite lubricating oil
>(PB Blast seems to work great), take one hammer and set the flat side
>flush
>with the bushing and then simply tap the other side of the hammer with
>another hammer. We have tried using the bushing puller method, done
>the
>burning rubber bit, done the drill bit/collapsed shell routine and all
>have been more of a mess than anything. Now please note that the
>hammer
>should be flat on both sides and span across the bushing surface to
>spread
>the blow evenly across the entire area. If you don't go overboard with
>the hammers then you don't have to worry about the ears on the rear.
>Now
>everyone's opinion and abilities is different but I think that
>sometimes
>simpler really is better. One note.... this is more common sense than
>anything...
>but if the bushing isn't budging from the rear housing then <b>DO
>NOT</b>
>try to use a sledgehammer to get it to move, then it is time to try
>something
>else.
><p>YMMV
><br>just my $.02
><p>JJ Fig</html>
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