71 rear control arm bushing frame clamp one

[Elliott000]

Hey guys, ive seen every post online on cutting out the spindle side bushing and that is an easy/obvious busbi g replacement procedure for me but I'm scratching my head on the frame side bushing. The bolt that is on the end with a massive washer is off. So I can see the knurled face of part of it and the tube which is part of the control arm. But what's the plan to pull this thing off? Never dealt with a bushing this style before just standard press out or burn out jobs. Any info is appreciated.

 

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[Zed Head]

Grab it with some channel-locks or big pliers or a meaty fist and twist/pull it off.  Give it some taps with a hammer.  It's just a metal sleeve over a tube.

[Elliott000]

Grab it with some channel-locks or big pliers or a meaty fist and twist/pull it off.  Give it some taps with a hammer.  It's just a metal sleeve over a tube.

I kinda feel like an idiot for not trying that haha, i figure it would be press fit. I'll give er a go.

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[Zed Head]

Stole this from an eBay listing.

[jwtaylor]

That looks like rust where the bushing slips over the control arm.  Some PB Blaster etc. in there will help,  let it set upright so it will soak in.  Grab the rubber with pliers and twist.  I had one with Poly bushings that was a bear to get off because of the rust.  Heat will also help if you get rid of the rubber first.

[Elliott000]

Got em off with a 24" pipe wrench but discovered that one of the arms is bent just on that outboard part. Shes a bear to straighten too. Luckily I have a second set of arms at home

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[Namerow]

If the locating pin on the old control arm was bent, you may want to check for frame damage back there too.  Look for a wrinkled wall on one of the reinforcement 'ribs'.  At some point in its life, the car may have slid off the road and smacked a curb with the rear wheel (easy to do in the snow).  Probably a separate incident from whatever caused the frame twist up at the front.  Hopefully, it just bent the LCA pin.  Maybe somebody else who's seen similar LCA damage like this can comment.

[Elliott000]

Good news on the bent control arm is that those pieces are from a different car than mine. I had grabbed another rear end because the spindles and one brake drum are trashed on my cars. Luckily for me the rear frame work on my car is good to go but thanks for the thought on it.

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