Re: Upper control arm bushings replace....

Posted by tsherry On 2023/8/1 22:54:49

Are you talking about the bushing at the top of the wheel support, where the shock bolts through it? (Item B on page 34 of the '38-39 manual)

If so, those are a PITA. I recently did my '40, did my '37 a couple of years ago. In neither case was I able to press them out with my 12 ton press, or hammer/punch. Mine had an inner metal sleeve that the shock bolt fit through, then a rubber bushing, and an outer metal shell that was pressed into the wheel support.

On the '37, I was able to separate the inner metal sleeve from the rubber, then pressed it out, cut the rubber, dug that out, and then hacksawed the outer metal casing out of the wheel support.

The '40 was much worse. I could not separate the inner metal sleeve from the rubber, despite how obviously shot both sides were, and sloppy. I used an electric jigsaw with a carbide blade on those two; they made relatively short work of the cutting. Removal was a chisel/hammer job. I ended up cutting both shells in two places to get them out.

The replacements took about five minutes each to install. (also from Kanter).