Tool for removing rear control arm bush
 

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

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.

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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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.

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

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


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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

Tool for removing rear control arm bush
 

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.

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

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


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