Elle wrote:
>
> I came across this detailed description of pressing bushings
> out of suspension control arms using sockets, high strength
> bolts and nuts, washers, and muscle:
>
> http://www.maxcooper.com/rx7/how-to/...lls/index.html
>
> Evidently, sometimes the bolt breaks during this process. I
> ran some numbers to get an idea of how likely this might be,
> and I'm seeing around a factor of safety of 1.5 to 2
> (assuming about four to six tons of force is placed on a
> roughly 3/8-inch diameter, grade 8 bolt). People say a 2-ton
> shop press isn't enough; a 12-ton should be plenty. Hence
> I'm guesstimating six tons of force on the bolt should be
> enough.
>
> Has anyone tried this method on his/her Honda's control arm
> bushings? Please report if you have.
>
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Can you get us a link to an item number at www.slhondaparts.com so we
can see which ones you're changing? It's an interesting article, and
I've got some clunks on my CR-v but the parts don't seem to be very
similar to the 1993 Mazda RX-7. I also wondered why he didn't warm
anything up just a bit with a torch.

Thanks.

'Curly'