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Shackle bushings

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by sasquatch, May 18, 2006.

  1. May 18, 2006
    sasquatch

    sasquatch I'm big in Japan.

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    Ok, 3/4 of my shackle bushings have the center rubber pushed out, with the outer sleeve still in the frame. I have all new bushings ready to go, but I can NOT get these old sleeves out. Any suggestions?
     
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  2. May 18, 2006
    speedbuggy

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    Get an air chisle right away. They're only $30 or so. It will save you HOURS of work. Trust me, I know... :oops:
     
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    Warloch

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    Cut the metal bushing with a hack saw blade to give it space to wrinkle in. Use a hand chisel or air one (depending on your budget).
     
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    timgr

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    Air chisel was SOP at the Jeep dealership. Noisy!
     
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    runnamuck

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    :iagree: sometimes even 2 cuts. makes life a whole lot easier.
     
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    Rampdog

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    Just did that very thing two weeks ago. I'd still be whopping on it without an air chisel. I didn't cut it however, just brute force and ignorance. :smash:
    Mike
     
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    sparky

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    Search! We've covered this quite in depth. What kinda geek are you? Not very 1337 are we? R)

    Hacksaw blade and a deep well socket to drive it out. BTDT on several.

    Wasn't hours of work as Dennis suggested but it was more work than an air chisel I'm sure.
     
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    sasquatch

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    :oops:
     
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    zed

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    did that exact same thing. took me about 10 min max on each one. used a small hand chisel. if you really want to you can heat up the rubber with a heat gun but it does't help much. most of the time was spent sawing with a dullish hacksaw blade.
     
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  10. May 19, 2006
    BlueFlu

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    Hack saw? Sheesh. :rofl:
    I put a thin blade on my sawzall. :D Two cuts and it all but fell out. :D

    Oh yea cant believe you didn't search 1st. R)
    Back to the corner. R)
     
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    speedbuggy

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    You didn't have to change speedy's ;)
     
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