Removal and replacement of Avant Lower Arm Bush

[Jamo]

What's the best method to remove and replace the bush circled in the above picture?

[bertman]

When I did mine I think you can knock them out with a thin drift or flat ended punch,there are two small bushes in this part which aren't very deep.You might have to enlarge the hole on the bush to get access to the edge of the bush.Worse case scenario is to burn them out but that looks like it would spoil you paint job on the arm.

[Jamo]

It's not my arm just a pic , you can't burn them out or at least I can't see how, they are in a metal sleeve that presses into the arm.

[dest]

Im guessing you need something like this to drive them out?
I had to use one when I did the rear bushes on my vectra gsi

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-VECTR...item23096c3718

[Jamo]

There's a bush either side so you can't drive them through the hole, I'm guessing there must be a bush puller tool?

[Skull]

i have cut the sleeve on one side, and beat the bushes out...

[Jamo]

i have cut the sleeve on one side, and beat the bushes out...

Ah cheers Skull, so it's the old brutal the cr*p out of it

[irishs2]

Jamo, what are you replacing it with? An audi part?

[Skull]

Ah cheers Skull, so it's the old brutal the cr*p out of it

yes, it is the "...use a larger hammer..." technique...

[Jamo]

Jamo, what are you replacing it with? An audi part?

Yep

[Jonnybravo]

Big hammer mate, worked a treat on my own car.

[mcandmar]

I used an air powered hacksaw to cut the end off one, then drill, heat, and swear at it until you get one side out. Once you have one side out the other will come out with little effort.

Hard part is putting them back it, if you try using a vice the centre of each bushing will butt up against each other leaving the outer casing not fully pressed in. I bought a bunch of large washers that fit around the centre part and rest against the outer collar, there big *** washers.

[europeanme]

Big hammer mate, worked a treat on my own car.

amen to the almighty hammer!!...and press back in... jobs a good 'un

[denniselbows]

i jot myself one of these

[denniselbows]

should of be got one of these. makes life alot easyer when putting wheel bearings and bushs in. £240 from machine mart