chris88z24

I just dropped mine off at the dealer for this repair. Went with MOOG K200792 from Advance. $40/ea for parts and 200 for labor. Well worth it.

r1owner

OK, so I got thru the "hard" part and got the control arm off no problem....

However, pressing the bushing out is a little more troublesome...

I'm not sure if I should just press on the rubber part or this lip (in yellow in the pic) to get it out. The lip almost looks like part of the control arm so I was afraid to press it out. Not to mention the press tool I borrowed doesn't appear to have a sleeve the exact same diameter.

Any ideas on what I should do here?

chris88z24

Press on the metal lip. Find something that'll fit like a socket, or borrow a better tool kit. If you push on the bushing you're going to ruin it.

This is the best mod for the SS. It's nice to hear the tires squealing when you step on it, rather than BAM BAM BAM! lol

r1owner

Ruin the bushing? I'm replacing that so I don't care. Thanks for the info.

chris88z24

Well if you press too much on it you're going to just push it through the casing and still have the metal to remove. Then how are you going to install the new one? lol

Snail_SS

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I ran into that same issue didnt have something big enough to press It out i used some sockets like a 38 or something like that. then in the end I ended up using an air hammer to collapse that lip your talking about after that it went by pretty simple

r1owner

Well crap.... I may just end up taking them to a shop to have them pressed in. Depressing, was soooo happy to get the bolt loose.... Which was about the same as removing a lug nut. I was all worried for nothing!

chris88z24

I know the ball joint press Advance Auto loans for free fits the bushing.

Snail_SS

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Lol you might be able to get it out by pressing on the rubber, but it will rip more than likely, just fing something that will press on the metal lip and you shoukd be good if not, then u can do what I did with the air hammer and it comes out pretty fast. Pressing the new one in was pretty simple since it has more room to press from

r1owner

Meh, said screw it and went with closest one. Driver side is done.

cw383

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Is the hole in the body big enough to slip a new nut into or will I need to cut it? 5'm going to need to drop the cradle and my cage nuts are spinning

mjtct

My 06 passenger bolt was rusted in the bushing sleeve. Bushing ripped during a clutch install. Ended up heating the bushing and holding with vise grips. Used my impact gun and it broke free. Did PB blast it the day before. The nut did spin so I used a piece of square 1/8in keystock to take up some of the space in the cage. I used an arbor press for the bushing install - its not so obvious how far to press the bushing into the aluminum arm. Basically I centered the sleeve on the control arm. Applied antiseize to the MOOG bushing before pressing into the aluminum arm. Also used antiseize on the carriage bolt installs. Only question left is how long will the MOOGs last.

toolman

When I did mine, I pressed them in just like the picture shows. I used a huge socket that would fit on the bushing without damaging the rubber boot. I think it was a 2-1/4" socket. The only thing I wasn't sure about was which side goes up. The Moog bushings are tapered on one side and flat on the other. I think I installed mine with the flat side up.

TotalChaos

I just bought these TCABs and I need to press them out, which I am worried about but not really. Per the instructions from Powell Racing, it calls for Loctite Green Bearing retainer on the control arm before installing the bushing. Has everyone does this or did not use anything? John says you can it (or Permatex 62040) but do not have to. Negatives to not using anything?

colodude18

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I took off my control arms and brought them into a local NAPA where they replaced the TCABs for mine for something like 40 bucks. Just wanted to throw that out there as an option for you

Dipped_Cobalt

thanks, ill look into that as an option

T-fog

Didn't use it and no noise.

Also I'm am probably really late, But maybe this can help someone in the future.

I did what was said before and used a air chisel and collapsed the side in and smashed it out.

The other side didn't go so smoothly, Anyways I Got a drill bit and drilled a bunch of holes in the rubber then the center of the bushing fell out, Used a flat head screw driver and a BFH for the little metal lip that was left over.

(Also the rubber being burnt from being drilled does not smell good so be well ventilated lol)


Keep us posted and I hope this helps

Snail_SS

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Great that's the same way I did it pretty much ^ worked great for me

Viperoni

I've done this before and it's worked fine... sometimes you just gotta be a little creative!

LNFTX

I used a jigsaw
Cut out the rubber then cut the race almost all the way through in two places being very careful not to nick the control arm then hit it inward between the two cuts and it will bend/ break at the cuts and fall right out
Worked on two different occasions for me

Snail_SS

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That's another good idea

TotalChaos

I'm tackling this tomorrow. I went ahead and order the Loctite 640. Expensive for what you get! Oh well, John like to use something so I feel it is best if I use something. I am not sure how I'll get them out yet but I will figure it out. Lots of good ideas posted here!

Staged07SS

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Yeah pushing the bushing material is a no go with a ball joint press kit. You wont have the leverage to push the bushing out, or it will separate from the sleeve.

Place the ball joint press on one side over the metal lip and press there, than do the same across from it. The bushing will begin to push out. I've installed bushings many times, and it works every time.

In fact, just last weekend I installed spherical cabs on my car. So its fresh in my memory on what works.

ECaulk

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Hmm, I might have to try this since I've had Powells CABs for over a year now but haven't installed them yet...

Staged07SS

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PM me if you have any issues. I'll help ya out.