im trying to install trailing arm bushings for a rear disc swap and i cant get the new ones in. got a big *** hammer and they still aint going in. any help please.

 

Use the "trailing arm bushing" tool or bring the arm to a shop with a press. A big hammer gets the old one out, but not the new one in.

 

as crazy as this sounds I got m energy suspension bushings in using this method. Take you trailing arm and put it on a jack. Lube the sleeve up and the bushing generously and set it on there. Then put the jack under a vehicle high enough for it to clear the trailing arm and start jacking it up. Mine popped in there using that method.

 

I put them in this way as well. I used a block of wood so that it would evenly place itself.

 

Keep in mind that most bushing bores are tapered...bushings get pressed out one way and get pressed back in in the reverse direction. This is true with all honda bores. When bushings are pressed back in the narrow portion of the bore expands and the friction or keying is what helps hold the busing in place.

 

The LCA bushings are NOT tapered. I'm pretty sure the RTA bushing is the only one that is. I can check my old bushings with a micrometer later on.

 

put the bushing in a freezer. worked for me.

 

The rear compensator (toe) arms are as well. But to my memory those are the only ones. All the UCA and LCA are not tapered.

 

same here.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPTDzrxqoOo

 

thats how i did mine big hammer and cement steps outside my back door..