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Originally Posted by Jim Anderson
I'm changing my control arm bushing on my 1991 190E and the bushings aren't comming out. I know suspension parts are really tight and need a lot to un-do them, and some are a press fit, which means I can't change them by hand. So I was wondering if these are pressed in.
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you have to take a cold chisel to them and knock them out from their collars, in total there are 4 bushings per arm - you would require 2 pipe sockets between a vise or very hard threaded rod and nuts to push the new ones back in. They take some grunt, use a coating of ajax to help. You will need to notch the sockets with a file as to not tear up a little raised collar on each bushing.
Before this - you will need to either chisel out or grind out the inner sleeve tube that locks both bushings in place. originally the factory tool has a bullet shaped nose that expands that collar to lock the bushings tight. You can try to use a wheel lug for this purpose.
Be sure to note the little pimples on their edges, the new ones should be assembled in the same way. They make up for the bushings to act soft or hard.