neilff

i need to press a bushing, but i dont want to have to pay labour to take it out and put it back in (a local shop is saying $160 atleast in labour) is it hard to take out?

Archidictus

No Honda suspension component is "hard" to take out. Then again, I don't know your skill level.

The biggest problem is **** breaking (bolts, mainly) where you have to do some serious drilling/sawzalling/air chiseling to get to it. Don't attempt to press your own bushings in and out. It's pretty ******* hard.

neilff

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Archidictus &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">No Honda suspension component is "hard" to take out. Then again, I don't know your skill level.

The biggest problem is **** breaking (bolts, mainly) where you have to do some serious drilling/sawzalling/air chiseling to get to it. Don't attempt to press your own bushings in and out. It's pretty ******* hard.</TD></TR></TABLE>

well, ive pressed my own bushing before.. with an impact hammer. it is not the best way i know, but it is much better than having no bushing (which i had before). pressing this old bushing is not a problem because the rubber is all gone (that is how bad it really is)...

but seriously, how hard is the front lca to take out? none of my suspension is seized.. as far as my skill level, i put in kyb struts, lowering springs, took them out, put in a new bushing (ghettooo), and that is pretty much it.

what is the order of removing the arm?

the reason i need to get this done is because this bushing is fuct, and i am selling the car next week.. so i dont want the next owner to have a bad alignment

neilff

the rear is so easy to take out, the front though i believe has a ball joint (correct me if i am wrong, i am just beginning as mechanic apprentice, and i am very new to cars in general) and without the right tools (other than a basic pry bar) im thinking it will be difficult to remove...

GPoodle

When I needed to pop the ball joints on the lower control arms, I just used a ball joint splitter (the fork looking thing) and put a 5 ft pole on it and it popped right out with ease.
COuldnt you just use one of those?

neilff

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GPoodle &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">When I needed to pop the ball joints on the lower control arms, I just used a ball joint splitter (the fork looking thing) and put a 5 ft pole on it and it popped right out with ease.
COuldnt you just use one of those?</TD></TR></TABLE>

thats what im saying.. i dont have one of those, lol
i guess i could go to a local tools shop and purchase one, but it is putting me out of my way for sure

poison

the fork looking thing is a pickle fork. it's an aluminum fork so you can pop the ball joints.

neilff

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by poison &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the fork looking thing is a pickle fork. it's an aluminum fork so you can pop the ball joints.</TD></TR></TABLE>

if i use this tool, is it much harder from there?
what about reassembly?

Archidictus

It's also quite easy to have someone put a lever between the arm and whatever it's connected to and hit the end with a sledge. A couple good whacks (don't hit the balljoint or the the pin that goes into it) and it should pop right loose. I've done this by myself, so I know it's possible and a Master mechanic told me that it wouldn't hurt anything as long as I hit the cast metal and nothing else.

Good luck.

poison

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if i use this tool, is it much harder from there?
what about reassembly?</TD></TR></TABLE>

just taking out bolts..that is it.

cccya

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by poison &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

just taking out bolts..that is it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah not very hard once the ball joint is out.

neilff

okay I purchased a Tie Rod & Ball Joint removal tool just now, because im serious about getting this done. (ill just take it back when im done, lol)

im gonna do it tomorrow, do i have to do anything special with the tie rod connected to the lca just before the damper fork bolt?

neilff

how do i go about instlaling it?

CXHatchback

I put teg front lcas on my old hatch, there were 3 bigass bolts connected to the subframe, one that went through it, one for the fork, and then the balljoint bolt. Pretty easy task when I used my air tools.