Hey guys, I am doing a front and rear energy suspension bushing install. I have a 12 ton press, and I have pressed out and installed all my front bushings (besides front upper a-arms, I bought some adjustable ones) without much trouble. The problem is with the rear... I have the rear suspension taken apart, and it seems impossible to access any of these 4 bushings on the rear knuckle with my press.

I am thinking to take them to a machine shop rather then burning/sawing them out, as that would be a pain in the ***. Do you think a machine shop has some other method of pressing these out rather than a traditional press?

Thanks for any help.

 

I did them all with my press it's 12 ton harbor freight one... I just used sockets to press them out... I couldnt get the rear a arms bushings out here was no spot were you could press them out ... And no shop would do it for me .... You prolly
Have a really small press I assume cause I had no issues at all .. And it was my first time doing anything like that

 

No.. I have the 12 ton harbor freight same as you, how did you get the 4 on the knuckle? Its so awkward shaped, I can't get the bushing in a position to press it out.

 

Ok, thanks to you, I went down to my garage just now to try to position it again on the press and managed to get one pressed out. Had to position it very strangely lol, ill try to do the rest tommorow! Thanks again.

 

Knuckle I used a ball joint press for the bushings. Rear upper arms I snaked stuff around on the big press