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Actually I have done the LCA bushing removal without a press. Been awhile but get the largest size threaded rod that fits through the LCA bushing, some pipe nipples the inner LCA bushing can be pushed into, then a pipe reducer bushing of some kind to step that into or a pipe cap with a hole for the threaded rod to pass through, an assortment of washers and nuts.

You can push the old center of the bushing out like that with an impact. If I stumble upon this in my toolbox I will post a picture of it.

This will leave the original LCA bushing shell in the LCA if you do it right. If your replacing with OEM rubber LCA bushing then you can bend the shell of the bushing in with some chisels and a persuader.

Don't let not having a press intimidate you.



Too bad I don't have threaded rod, pipe nipples ( ), a pipe reducer bushing, or an impact.

They're not rubber bushing. They're Hotchkis' polyurethane bushings.



You first have to remove the factory rubber bushings before installing the poly....

They do have hardware stores by your house? You can put all that together at a local Home Depot or Ace for well under $15.00

An Impact can be rented or just muscle it out with a 1/2" breaker bar.....

Since your going with the Poly bushing you need to leave the outer sleeve in the LCA for the poly to be pressed into.

I just pulled a set of rubber bushing out of a rack and pinion rack using the above described method once again last week. These were smaller and I used a larger 1/2" drive socket to push the bushing into....used a 3/8" ratchet and a combination wrench to muscle them out ....it's not that difficult .