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04-29-2012, 06:39 PM
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 Drives: 2012 Camaro SS Join Date: Oct 2011
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Outer Trailing Arm Bushing Removal
I have seen the tool the Phadt racing sells to remove these bushings but the has to be a better way then spending 45 on a 1 use tool. Whos done it and what did you use?
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04-29-2012, 07:39 PM
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BL1ZZRD
Drives: '16 Camaro 2SS, '20 Equinox Redline Join Date: Jul 2009
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04-29-2012, 08:05 PM
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You can always cook the sucker with a torch in a well ventilated area. Or get some pipe or a big socket with some threaded rod and nuts.
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04-29-2012, 08:07 PM
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Drives: 2010 camaro Join Date: Nov 2008
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Dude, I bought some tools that looked like the tool from fat like a 2 inch hole saw a long 3/8 screw like 8 washers 2 nuts and I used the long cylinder that came with the bushings , got it right out
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04-29-2012, 08:25 PM
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BL1ZZRD
Drives: '16 Camaro 2SS, '20 Equinox Redline Join Date: Jul 2009
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The tool I used from AutoZone was a free loaner! Cost me nothing but an hour of time!
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04-30-2012, 07:02 AM
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Drives: 2012 Camaro SS Join Date: Oct 2011
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04-30-2012, 07:32 AM
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i just couldnt get the puller to work for me
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top 10 reason why real men drive stick. 10. A manual transmission is the ultimate in control 9. You can use automotive jargon and not sound like a total tool 8. You can't spell "manual" without "man" 7. Manual transmissions prove you can do more than one thing at a time 6. You can't drift in an auto 5. You can't pull fancy moves in an automatic 4. You get better fuel economy with a stick 3. You’ll never look like a chump if you can drive stick 2. Manual transmission cars are faster 1. Women like a guy who is good with his hands. |
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04-30-2012, 08:19 AM
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Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Camaro IOM/White Stripe Join Date: Jul 2011
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I used a pitman arm puller. Cut off the back side of the bushing as normal, then on the other side I basically cut the sides off to have a place for the jaws to hold to. I stuck an old bolt with a washer on it in the pushing and it came right out.
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04-30-2012, 08:20 AM
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Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Camaro IOM/White Stripe Join Date: Jul 2011
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04-30-2012, 07:06 PM
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I used a puller and mine came out fast.
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05-03-2012, 09:01 PM
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Drives: 2012 Camaro SS Join Date: Oct 2011
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Maybe I did something wrong but I broke my puller and pitman arm puller. I ended up burning as much as I could out with a heat gun and then using the biggest puller I had popped it out. Got one side done and gave up for the night.
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05-03-2012, 09:06 PM
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Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2010
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I used an 8 1/2 " 7/16 fine thread bolt, a 3 1/4" piece of pipe, piece of flat steel to make a puller like Pfadt worked like a champ oh yea and one beer
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06-05-2012, 03:09 PM
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Drives: Camaro Justice Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Virginia
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You guys are creative, but there is a much faster solution. Both bushes out in a minute or less.
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03-23-2013, 09:38 PM
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having FUN now 13.66@101
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Maybe on a brand new Camaro. But there was no way those were coming out this way for me. I tried to remove these today, doing it this way, NO WAY were they coming out. Ended up with a puller, and even that was a PITA.
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