Honda Car Forum

I have a 1988 honda accord dx 5 spd manual carb. I replaced the driver side
strut and coil spring. but as I began the job, I noticed i had a broken
bolt that connects the lower control arm to the damper fork. I bought a
replacment bolt, nut, and bushing. But my problem is how do i get the
bushing out of the control arm to install the new one? Is there a special
tool I need? somebody give me some direction to follow.

A torch! That's how my mechanic removed bushing from arms. Or maybe a press.
I would have changed mine long time ago, they are cheap to buy, but the
$#)$(#) job to do that is $$$ or lots of cursing and swearing if you do it
yourself without the right tools.


"B-Nut" <cassanova_44004@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I have a 1988 honda accord dx 5 spd manual carb. I replaced the driver side
> strut and coil spring. but as I began the job, I noticed i had a broken
> bolt that connects the lower control arm to the damper fork. I bought a
> replacment bolt, nut, and bushing. But my problem is how do i get the
> bushing out of the control arm to install the new one? Is there a special
> tool I need? somebody give me some direction to follow.
>
>

B-Nut wrote:
> I have a 1988 honda accord dx 5 spd manual carb. I replaced the driver side
> strut and coil spring. but as I began the job, I noticed i had a broken
> bolt that connects the lower control arm to the damper fork. I bought a
> replacment bolt, nut, and bushing. But my problem is how do i get the
> bushing out of the control arm to install the new one? Is there a special
> tool I need? somebody give me some direction to follow.
>
>
bearing press. but if you broke the bolt, can't you just replace the
bolt, not the bushing?

"jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message
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> B-Nut wrote:
>> I have a 1988 honda accord dx 5 spd manual carb. I replaced the driver
>> side
>> strut and coil spring. but as I began the job, I noticed i had a broken
>> bolt that connects the lower control arm to the damper fork. I bought a
>> replacment bolt, nut, and bushing. But my problem is how do i get the
>> bushing out of the control arm to install the new one? Is there a special
>> tool I need? somebody give me some direction to follow.
>>
>>
> bearing press. but if you broke the bolt, can't you just replace the
> bolt, not the bushing?

They seize in the bushing. Drill out the rubber in the bushing enough to
twist out that portion, then take a sawzall to the outer bit. The new ones
will hammer in with the correct size socket.