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pics 6-10, puller detail and new/old subframe bushing comparison
pic 6 shows the puller as it rests in a subframe bushing.
pic 7 shows the subframe braced away from the chassis, with the subframe bushing nice and exposed, ready to be removed.
pic 8 shows the puller installed, ready to do it's job. The best way to get it in there is to put the two aluminum pieces in, then put the bolt in. There's just barely enough clearance to get them in, I made the aluminum as thick as I could for strength.
pic 9 shows the bushing partially removed. Tightening the bolt on the puller DOES NOT push the bushing out on its own. It merely preloads the rubber, which then makes it extremely easy to move the bushing with the tip of a pry bar. Preload, pry, repat.
pic 10 shows the old (375K!) and new bushings side by side.
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-Brian
1984 300SD, 375XXX miles, Light Ivory w/ Palomino TEX
Last edited by brainlair; 11-23-2010 at 12:51 AM.
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