recently received every bushing front to rear available through energy suspension. also bought a 12 ton shop press. made a few press outs with no problems then i did the bushing the shock fork connects to.... the rubber inner came out and left the metal outer shell.. i have tried all the sockets i have to drive this thing out and no luck.. i have a torch but would rather not go that route.. it happend on both lcas..any suggestions on removin this dam metal shell?? thanks.. please bump if yah view

 

We had to use a saw, and cut a slit in the sleeve, and then we hammered/pried it out. Those can be a pain. Good luck bud!

 

I hate those metal inner sleeves more than most. I typically use a hacksaw or a saws all to cut a slit like Andy described, then use an air chisel with a blunt bit to hammer it out.

 

those sleeves can be a pain in the ***.

You'll need to cut threw it and pound it out. Make sure you cut all the way threw it.

 

That part stressed me out so much.

 

when i replaced mine, I ended up having to spot weld my new bushing in because from getting the old sleeve out i cut into a couple of them too much. :X ... It's been working good so far tho.

 

I've used this DIY to replace my bushings and it worked just fine. Sounds like this is the solution that most have mentioned already on this thread.

http://www.hondacivicforum.com/forum...acement-54835/

 

thanks to all for the info.. i had to use an air saw then handsaw to finish the last bit was very careful and was a royal pain in the ***.. didn't cut thru the inner steel.. at least ill never do that again.. geez.. hopefully ill pull the last of these parts together and finish my suspension and bushing refresh.. tighten things up all around..thanks again

 

If you find a socket just the right size the metal ring will press out. I've done three of these jobs but on the fourth I had a friend purchase the HardRace control arms.

 

Glad you got it done. After my first time I vowed never to do it again. Now I think I could handle a second round. And I'd do it much faster this time lol.

Replacing the bushings makes a huge difference - it'll feel like a new car again (at least in terms of how it handles).

 

Glad you got it done.


my first time resulted in this. From my front LCA's.

 

If you drilled the rubber part out knock the metal sleeve where the bolts go in out and then take a torch to it to heat it up. You can knock it out pretty easy.