Leaf Spring Bushing removal

Does anyone have any good tricks on how to remove the bushing so I can R&R them? I've used several BFHs, my air hammer etc.??? what do you guys do?
ShowMeGuy the out of options.

 

Jeepfreak81 posted up a good method a while back; loosen up one end of a hack saw, slide throgh the bushing and then re-tighten. Make two cuts in order to remove about 1/2" of sleeve. Remove the hacksaw. The rest of the bushing can now be pried out easily. I've used the method myself several times and it works great.
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Thanks for the fast response.. I hadn't thought of that! Thanks for the help guys!

 

I did mine and they were stuck so bad the saw trick would not work. So i got out the torch with a clean tip I cut the inside bushing this would cause a fire as the rubber burn off lol so I use some 1/8 plate to protect the body. Then I clean out the inter bushing and what was left of the rubber and then make one more cut in the out bushing sleave. I made a tool to help get the out bushing out. Took a point tip for the air hammer and welded a old 16MM socket to it and hammerd away and pushed the bushing right out Work very good The only thing you do get a fire when you use the torch and when you make the cut in the outer bushing it is very very easy to cut more then just the bushing.

 

I used a small drill bit and drilled thru the rubber part in many places around it and was then able to drive the center part out and used the hack-saw on outer part. Worked for me.

 

Propane torch to burn the rubber out, and a sawzall to cut the outer sleeve. About 1 min per bushing.

 

I used a 7" piece of all-thread,
two 1/2"x1-3/4" coupling nuts, (I like many threads, prevents thread stripping),
four to six flat washers to reduce friction,
one 15/16" 1/2" drive deepwell socket, (I don't remember the actual size as that this was performed back in spring),
and one 1/2" deepwellsocket that was just undersize that of the bushing,
and PB Blaster.
I lubed the heck out of the bushings a few days prior, and I lubed the nuts and washers as I tightened the nuts. I had excellent results.

 

Use a large vise find a socket about the size of the bushing and one larger put in vise and press the old bushing out by closing the vise.

 

Propane torch, 8.99, Ace hardware. Also useful for plumbing repair, etc.
Sawzall, Rent $6.00/day, or borrow/free.

No need for sockets, bolts, allthread, washers, nuts, ratchets/impact guns, compressors, or hacksaws. No measuring, calculating, designing, or building of any type of complex "tool".

1) Benefits: Flames, smoke, stink, and speed.

2) Dangers: Upsetting the wife/girlfriend/neighbors/fire department, landlord (if any) and/or EPA or other Draconian Governmental Regulatory body. This can fall into the benefit category, depending on your personal outlook, of course.

3) Major Drawback: This is roughly only a (1) job for all four corners. Unless you manage to seriously rile up someone in category (2) above. This is why I always keep a 12 pack handy.

All other methods described above just don't have the same fun factor/potential for disaster on so many levels as the flames and power tools method. Trust me on this, I used to jump out of airplanes on a regular basis.

 

I haven't had time to get to where my frame is due to weather and other things...but all of these would work for the bushings your shackles hook up to that are in the frame mount too correct?

 

yep.

 

I used a Sawzall with metal blade, then used a needle nose to pull the guts.
It was piece of cake and took all of 15 minutes to get em all out.

 

Just got all my old frame mounted bushing out for my shackles. Thanks for all the ideas. I ended up taking the torch to the rubber bushing and the inner part fell out pretty much and then took the torch to the outside of the frame shackle mount all the way around it and took my 9/16 socket and 6" extention wtih my 3lb sledge and in 5-10 whacks per side they all came out no with less work than I was expecting.

Thanks for the ideas.. they all helped!