Tool for removing rear control arm bush

[Homerlovesbeer]

I'm replacing the rear suspension components and I'm wondering what type of press people use to remove the bushing from the rear control arm/trailing arm?

I'm keen to buy something to make the job easier off AliExpress.

I've bought this suspension kit for a refresh.

https://www.trodo.com/control-traili...edgum-ted36689

Cheers

[80stech]

There is a thread about this somewhere. I think some people have not been impressed with the cheaper tool. It's a close fit and a fair bit of force is needed.

[EODguy]

It works (barely) but it does NOT include the required foul language...

I have no rust over here, so that might be why it worked for me.

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[andrewwynn]

Are you talking about the rear ball joint ? The kit above doesn't show that part and the kit arms have all the bushings pre installed.

I bought a ball joint press from amazon it worked ok. I smashed the thrust bearing using the tool to push some other bushing i think front tension strut but found reasonable replacement. Make sure the reviewers say it worked on your model X.

[Clavurion]

So you are talking about what some people refer as rose bush?

[andrewwynn]

That's the one in describing. That def takes a special tool.


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[Masospaghetti]

I bought a special press to do the rose bushing but haven't actually done it yet, so no idea how effective it is. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015Z0QQFM...d_asin_title_1

[andrewwynn]

Lubricate thrust bearings and screw. Should work ok. Maybe get some oilite bushings in case the bearings self destruct.

That bolt can prob achieve twenty tons of force.

[wpoll]

Originally Posted by andrewwynn

Are you talking about the rear ball joint ? The kit above doesn't show that part ...

The ball/rose joints are in that Trodo image - just hard to spot.

[andrewwynn]

You are correct, sir! Jitsu blended in with the part behind it!


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