Hi all
Been awhile since my last post. I'm about ready to replace the worn bushings in my front LCAs. Have been quoted $800+ for the privilege for basically pulling the current arms out and putting replacement arms in. Nobody wants to touch the bushings themselves.
Always keen to save a buck (or a few hundred), I've found the SuperPro bushing kit for $210. I'm fairly confident I can get the LCA out myself. I've never done anything like that on the Prado but have done plenty of work on the motorbike so I guess it's just a step up, eh?
Then getting the bushings out apparently can be done with a press, a hacksaw, an oxy or all three. Fine, I have the latter two. Getting the new bushings in, you basically freeze em, heat the LCA with an oxy, apply plenty of dish soap to the bushing and press it in, am I right? Especially with SuperPro which aren't directional, it sounds pretty easy...
So am I missing something here? The only tool I'm missing is a press (on the bike you just find some PVC and a hammer to drive stuff in), which I've wanted for ages so I'm happy to spend $300 on a 20-tonne press. The only thing is, if I do, what do I press the new bushings in with? If I have to burn the old ones out then I can't use the old bush as the driver. And at ~50mm there's no socket I can use to do this :P What have others used?
Thanks in advance!
Brett
Been awhile since my last post. I'm about ready to replace the worn bushings in my front LCAs. Have been quoted $800+ for the privilege for basically pulling the current arms out and putting replacement arms in. Nobody wants to touch the bushings themselves.
Always keen to save a buck (or a few hundred), I've found the SuperPro bushing kit for $210. I'm fairly confident I can get the LCA out myself. I've never done anything like that on the Prado but have done plenty of work on the motorbike so I guess it's just a step up, eh?
Then getting the bushings out apparently can be done with a press, a hacksaw, an oxy or all three. Fine, I have the latter two. Getting the new bushings in, you basically freeze em, heat the LCA with an oxy, apply plenty of dish soap to the bushing and press it in, am I right? Especially with SuperPro which aren't directional, it sounds pretty easy...
So am I missing something here? The only tool I'm missing is a press (on the bike you just find some PVC and a hammer to drive stuff in), which I've wanted for ages so I'm happy to spend $300 on a 20-tonne press. The only thing is, if I do, what do I press the new bushings in with? If I have to burn the old ones out then I can't use the old bush as the driver. And at ~50mm there's no socket I can use to do this :P What have others used?
Thanks in advance!
Brett
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