control arm bushings

Do replacement control arm bushings need to be installed with some kind of press, or is it something the shade-tree mechanic can do?

any other tips or advice ?

Control arm bushings are designed with an interference fit into the control arm. Removing and installing the bushings requires the use of a press.

the press you need is not much more than a C-clamp and you can "borrow" it for free from Autozone. complete instructions with diagrams and special tool numbers can be found here: http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBroker?ForwardPage=/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/18/c6/9e/0900823d8018c69e.jsp

I did mine with a regular C-clamp and a set of 3/4 drive sockets used to put pressure where the pressure needed to be. The tool ericn1300 listed would be a whole lot easier.

Also, I didn't back off the adjustment bolt on the torsion bar. I put a jack under the lower control arm, popped the bottom ball joint out, then let the jack/control arm down until pressure from the torsion bar was released.
James

You can use a two jaw puller to release the pressure on the torsion bars also.