[DeTomaso] Does the Factory Manual cover replaceing the Control Arm Bushings?

[Ken Green]

Thanks Joe.
    In my experience, the main effort is cutting, grinding, or??  an outer flange off the outer sleeve of the control arm bushing.  You can use a hole saw to easily cut the rubber and get the guts out, but that leaves the outer sleeve with flanges on the outside of the control arm ends.  You need to expose the surface of the control are under the flange to have something to push against to push out the sleeve without damaging the control arm.
    The manual seems to assume you have some way to hold the control arm and press out the bushing from the inside, so you don't have to remove the flange?
Ken
     

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The Ford Service manual does not have much.  Attached is cut/paste sections.
When (or IF) I ever get time, I wanted to "rent" an Aarm bushing removal/installation Kit from local auto parts store and see if it has the brackets needed to press these bushings out.

Joe in NC 



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 I can't find my manual and am wondering if it covers removing the bushings?  I have read the great articles on Pantera Place, but wondered if Ford had a different way?  It's hard to believe that they intended you to have to cut or grind off the flanges on the outside edges before pressing the outer sleeves out?  Did Ford assume that the bushings would never be replaced?
Ken
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   Thanks Joe.
       In my experience, the main effort is cutting, grinding, or??  an
   outer flange off the outer sleeve of the control arm bushing.  You can
   use a hole saw to easily cut the rubber and get the guts out, but that
   leaves the outer sleeve with flanges on the outside of the control arm
   ends.  You need to expose the surface of the control are under the
   flange to have something to push against to push out the sleeve without
   damaging the control arm.
       The manual seems to assume you have some way to hold the control
   arm and press out the bushing from the inside, so you don't have to
   remove the flange?
   Ken
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   From: "Joseph F. Byrd, Jr." <byrdjf at embarqmail.com>
   To: 'Ken Green' <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
   Cc: 'DeTomaso Forum' <detomaso at poca.com>
   Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 10:26 AM
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Does the Factory Manual cover replaceing the
   Control Arm Bushings?
   The Ford Service manual does not have much.  Attached is cut/paste
   sections.
   When (or IF) I ever get time, I wanted to "rent" an Aarm bushing
   removal/installation Kit from local auto parts store and see if it has
   the brackets needed to press these bushings out.
   Joe in NC
   -----Original Message-----
   From: DeTomaso [mailto:[1]detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Ken
   Green via DeTomaso
   Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 12:41 PM
   To: De Tomaso List
   Subject: [DeTomaso] Does the Factory Manual cover replaceing the
   Control Arm Bushings?
   I can't find my manual and am wondering if it covers removing the
   bushings?  I have read the great articles on Pantera Place, but
   wondered if Ford had a different way?  It's hard to believe that they
   intended you to have to cut or grind off the flanges on the outside
   edges before pressing the outer sleeves out?  Did Ford assume that the
   bushings would never be replaced?
   Ken
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