I'm in the process of replacing all of the bushings on my '81 X and I'm starting with the rear control arms. I found a thread instructing to drill out the rubber portion, use a hack saw to cut the metal outer shell in two places, and lastly hammer it out. I found it a huge PITA on the first control arm but eventually got it out. Then I found a second thread, https://xwebforums.com/forum/index....bushing-with-rupunzells-tool.3407/#post-14716, about some mysterious tool that will both push out the old bushing and press in the new. Unfortunately, this is a really old thread and the pictures have vanished so I'm not even sure what this looks like or how it operates.
Is this still available for loan? Or could I take these to a machine shop and reasonably expect them to do it for me without destroying the control arms, bushings or both?
Is this still available for loan? Or could I take these to a machine shop and reasonably expect them to do it for me without destroying the control arms, bushings or both?