"A" Body department:

I removed the Dart's UCA today to replace the bushings. Using a home made press consisting of a 2" pipe coupling, a 2x3/4" pipe bushing, a length of 3/8" threaded rod and a few nuts & washers, it quickly popped the bushings out & installed the new ones with no effort. All for under ten bucks. It is large enough to press out the lower control arm bushing also.

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67' Dart GT Convertible; the old Chrysler Corp.
82' LeBaron Convertible; the new Chrysler Corp
07' 300 C AWD; Now by Fiat, the old new Chrysler LLC

Thanks for this post! Makes me feel goo about doing my car! Got all the basic parts, now I need to paint etc.

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'72 Duster 198 stock cam, 3:23's Hookers on jack stands for 8 years in the driveway
'79 Maxivan 360 Offy Qjet Comp RV cam/rusting in the driveway.
93 D350 160HP Cummins Auto Dually Clubcab needs a injector pump
2005 Golden Couch Buick

NICE!

Bookmarked...

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'74 Duster w/ HEI ignition, beat to snot suspension, A904, 8.25" 3.55 SG rear, still being tuned up and gets 17 MPG

Know how they always build a better idiot? That's me

Something that can help when doing this is to put all the bushings in the freezer for a few hours befour installing. It makes them smaller and harder which helps when pressing them in.


It helps to warm the arms also but just dont go to far with that. Lay them out on hot pavement for a hour works good.

Back in the old days we use to do it this way because we had no presses and such. It makes installing them with a rig like is pictured much easier and a I have even see it work so good that the home made bolt press didnt even have to be used, supported them on a vice and and a socket over the bushing to help protect it then one lick with a hammer and they where in.


Jess



Jess

Gotta hand it to you for the craftyness

I used the vice itself. As long as you have one that will open wide enough and is sturdy. To get old one out, put a big socket on the outside of the arm, put the mess in a vice, and tighten. To get it back in, put the new bushing on the outside, socket on the inside.