Remove Control Arm Bushings W/OUT a Hydraulic Press | Chevy El Camino Restoration

[@coreynorthup6462]

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.

[@mayor399999999999999]

You just saved me $75 on a bushing press. I take the wife out for dinner tonight with the extra coin in pocket. Thanks!

[@bartprice3439]

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.

[@gletarbhebhe334]

@@bartprice3439LMAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@whiskey1mantis357]

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.

[@DBMac58]

Loaner tools at Advance Auto, Autozone or O’Reilly’s Auto Parts. It’s Free!

[@michaelrehkop4817]

Harbor freight sells the entire press kit for 25.00

[@josephfigueroa3527]

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.

[@noobinho8882]

Indeed bro 😏👍

[@genematsushita258]

Spent $100 on tools with no success and used your two methods and succeeded in a few minutes. Thanks!!!!!

[@ryancraig4063]

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.

[@carlos0323]

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.

[@theunknownandunsolved6963]

I just like how a garage has stuff to do this job in 15 sec but charge you 500 bucks to do what can be done for 2 dollars.

[@HalJalikakik]

Now let's see you do a lower control arm bushing from 40 year old MOPAR.

[@karmafarbus160]

Ha, No sheet !!

[@bertkutoob]

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.

[@BudgetBuildGarage]

I think you guys will get it done just fine. Good luck!

[@dirkjeanis7901]

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.

[@ronaldolweiler7745]

I knock them out with an air chisel, freeze the new ones, and tap them in . Easiest way i found in 60 years lol

[@tonydavis190]

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.

[@markarnold371]

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.

[@billjacobs8035]

Use a 1 1/4" socket it only pushes on the metal lip not the center like a washer will

[@Larryburrito]

Did he say swap meet.... wtf

[@nastysoda9212]

just borrow one form the local auto aprts place, wtf

[@justinfincher2385]

Dude if I had known that second trick 🤦🏼 welp, I’m subscribing.

[@jerrysmith545]

Thumbs up for the Monkey D Luffy poster in back ground...as well as the great tips.

[@rctube411]

What size are the 2 sockets i want to use the second method?

[@stevejanejamesjassteph5903]

Nice & simple, thanks guys

[@altimatic2183]

this was helpful thanks. I was able to get a bushing out of my rear lower arm without even removing the control arm

[@byronrichards3001]

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...

[@haastintsoh3649]

Wow Genius 🤔 thinking.Good Job Saving $$$

[@juandenz2008]

It's a good video, but honestly I have had zero success with these sorts of methods. Maybe other people are luckier than me when it comes to bushings. Inevitably for me any bearings / bushings or whatever are all corroded and/or super tight. It ends up being impossible without a hydraulic press.

[@russelblackwell6041]

great video thanks a lot from DOWNUNDER you do not always need to buy expensive tools also

[@monyb9456]

Never on the history of bushes did a bush push so easily.

[@3613jeremy]

I like that second idea definitely inventive I've always used a bench vice and sockets then added heat as necessary

[@footballCartoon91]

I tried to convince my dad .. Black smithing can save us a lot of Money

[@michaelneale7813]

Thanks Taylor For This Top Tip , For Those Who Have Been Caught Short . Or can Not Afford Exspensive Tools .

[@michaelheadley4847]

What size is the huge socket?

[@paulroper6474]

You never said the size of the socket

[@paulroper6474]

But I must admit .. .great idea

[@da324]

@@paulroper6474 Depends on the size of the bushing.

[@toddmasse8493]

Cool. I have a Volvo 850 turbo that needs new bushings. Cheaper than new parts. Thanks.

[@salvaytion864]

How big is the socket and how long is the bolt

[@atoiler1389]

95% of this video is talking with the camera facing the guy vs the work being done. Would be more valuable for me to have camera facing and showing the technique (without the view being constantly blocked by the guys arms or whatever. Nonetheless, value added

[@sunshinediesel7783]

A good air chisel knocks them right out👍

[@BudgetBuildGarage]

Sunshine Diesel Yup. I love air hammers.

[@dunebasher1971]

@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.

[@jimmysaechao4325]

Why do you keep moving the camera to your face like we will learn by looking at you talk? Make a video just showing you doing the job instead of talk about it and only showing what you’ve accomplished when you actually accomplish it making me believe you’re not actually not doing it the two ways you’re doing it esp with no impact???

[@adrienroy9310]

Clever. I'm gonna use the bolt method for my bushings on the jeep. Thanks, keep up the vids

[@mayor399999999999999]

I'm also here researching bushing replacement on my Jeep XJ. Lol. Hope it went well for you.

[@Mrelectric423]

Through the magic of video a c clamp pushed out a pressed in bushing!

[@sc2dave1]

THAT GUY AT :34 JUST POCKETED SOME OF YOUR TOOLS!!!!!

[@PimpedPrevia]

Thanks mate Got a bunch of bushings to remove, highly appreciate your video! Gonna help me tackle the job

[@Pizdzirynka1]

I wish it was always that easy

[@duoploy-k5o]

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... :-)

[@benedictalexis2530]

When he said "that wasn't so hard" I cried a little on the inside lol

[@joecox9958]

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.

[@Sy5-]

Instead of using a wrench to loosen the bushing could I just use an impact driver ?

[@chino22854]

Not everyone has impact

[@lilblingking1491]

@@chino22854 He's not saying you should use an impact. He's asking if it works if you have one. Valid question.

[@lilblingking1491]

Did you end up trying an impact on it?

[@cupofcoffee2914]

Buy this man a beer Is he old enough ?

[@danlarson8154]

Well done. Thanks for sharing this awesome video. 👍👍

[@lacevvood1]

Nice One Piece poster!

[@davidives7997]

In uk, only want to sell me whole new arms and Bush. No one makes money otherwise. Only I save big time doing myself. Thanks to UT intrrnational for pointers.

[@juandenz2008]

It can be time consuming and difficult replacing some bushings, as someone that just replaced two bushings and the ball joint on my control arm, I wish I'd just bought the complete arm !! It really depends on the design though, some are so much easier to replace than others.

[@31acruz]

Pluming nut at the local hardware store will have a good socket substitution.

[@johna.kanehailua730]

2002 Nissan Xterra transmission cross Bracket need to change bushings

[@niawalikaluwin4978]

Thanks your video is 100% helpful trumps up

[@Z-Ack]

The bolt is a good idea.. tried a c clamp but too much to turn and keep on the damn thing.. got me some big nuts and a big bolt though and ima gonna see if i cant fuck it with that..

[@ukgardener973]

Hi. Where can I buy these tools from. What are they called? Thanks.

[@Metatr0n]

Quality-content. You deserve more views and more subs.

[@NSWvet83]

My bushing is really stuck. I bent my C Clamp and a heavy duty vise.

[@andyrachman5272]

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.

[@BudgetBuildGarage]

I like keeping some random pieces of pipe around for stuff like this. It comes in handy.

[@andyrachman5272]

Budget Build Garage, yes taylor i agree for that.

[@kennethdandurand3472]

Or, you can go to your local Advance Auto Parts, Auto Zone, etc and get a removal set for free.

[@beatwrecker7343]

That one piece wanted poster is quality. Where’d you get that haha

[@Airmanmx1]

You can also use a wrench if you don’t have a chunk of metal

[@frekkledipped]

The only thing I dont like is you need to actually do a close up of the project not your face.

[@timothybowden6985]

It's not that easy to remove them.

[@da324]

Some are, some aren't.

[@RoundHeadlightLife]

Thats awesome definitely going to have to give the bolt method a try one day

[@zurdoremi]

excellent!

[@310]

Baby ass bushings though. But f it I'll try it.

[@BudgetBuildGarage]

What are you working on?

[@joshyouuuua]

Please stop cutting to your face cam and focusing on actual parts

[@chasseyrapana5214]

I just let my lighter do its thing and it simply melted out lol

[@adamson001]

keep up the good job .great videos.

[@Z-Ack]

Looks like that one dude, adam lz cop stash kid.. lol

[@hello_world_zz]

Like the Yellow "Do not thread on me" flag!

[@TheM3j5]

Thanks a lot for the tip. Awesome solution. Best of luck

[@eng.algareebsaudi1648]

Show as what you do not your face its not make up

[@TransistionalMemories100]

That was a great and useful way of doing things much easier, great video thanks!!

[@LazyEyeProductions]

3rd hand is just watching. Lol

[@MrRockydee07]

SIMPLIFY 🇺🇸 👍

[@ProsperousHobo]

Any idea how big of a socket?

[@laurencevillegarage]

I wish my c1500 front lca bushings responded like yours. I am looking for a torch and some dynamite at the moment...

[@Pendaws]

Pretty good, a great option for do-it-yourselfers. Would suggest using a better bolt? Grade 8.

[@BudgetBuildGarage]

George Daws That is a good idea.

[@louispeters2105]

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

[@arthur1920]

You pressed the bushing from the outside to the inside of the wishbone. Does it make a difference?

[@Gabriel-pj2bk]

Yeah you will see the bushing can only come out one way

[@denniswebb1962]

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...👍

[@sarvarzjjatt9240]

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

[@dalecarvajal9726]

What size bolt did u use?

[@leonardliesens5418]

Nice tips young guy :-) I will try the second method removing the bushing from my C3 corvette; whish me good luck

[@rotzamyrable]

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 ?

[@hardcore4476]

I knew that first setup with scrap iron wasn’t going to work. Ol dude behind you was even looking at it like ummm don’t think that’s physically possible 😂 However the second with two sockets looks like it will work and haven’t watched it yet.

[@rnewtonsgarage5926]

Very helpful great video

[@brianhayden720]

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.

[@benoitlambert100]

thank you so much about the tip on inserting a bolt so the control arm does not flex

[@BudgetBuildGarage]

No problem. Just wear safety glasses in case it flies out.

[@abdalqadr1]

You are smart man thanks from Iraq

[@michaelrehkop4817]

Talk about a dangerous apparatus

[@chriszablocki2460]

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.

[@elcodreamin5280]

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.

[@genelegate1308]

As a last resort, use a torch to burn the rubber bushing and then crush the metal sleeve using a hammer and punch. Your 2 methods are best tho.

[@mr.c6497]

You're awesome man, the auto parts store wants $185 to rent the tool to remove the bushings, I rather spend a few bucks on your second method.😎

[@stevooliver3877]

Just pop out & put new in.. don't use any lube or nothing or smooth out the hole..you need that part to stay in place cause movement will be metal on metal movement hit the sleeve with some lock tight

[@christopheralexzander4861]

Nice video

[@bret4414]

mechanics made a lot of there tools back in the day, the good ones could make there own parts, before you could get them ordered in they'd have bushings made. had to be fabricators back then.

[@luisgamez9941]

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.

[@JoseHernandez-ut4ei]

I grinded the shit of the top of sleeve and popped the whole thing out with a 4 lb hammer after I seen this video

[@drewnash8356]

These methods only work on the LOWER control arms, otherwise won't work for upper when you still have the shaft in between the bushings on the control arm.

[@tomc8157]

Now say you have a shaft running through both bushings. How does one remove bushings then?

[@lock411]

great video guys thx on this

[@jimmykeith7542]

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.