front lower control arm bushing R&R

[fatbillybob]

I hear this job is a real PITA. It is so hard to remove these bushings that many people buy the arm with the desired bushing already installed. I did not have any issues using a standard 12ton press. Some claim to have broken 20ton presses getting these out. Here are some pics that can help those in the future trying to get the stock bushing out. It was really easy on my 2019 S550.

So top picture you can see that the bushing is wider toward the point of the arrow. This means this is the direction you push out the bushing. I think people might not have looked close at their arms and pushed the wrong direction. You can see the lower bushing out pic of the distorted shape of the metal case. Ford jams these in the arm and one side is smaller diameter than the other. It is subtle but it is there. If you can see it then measure with calipers and push from small side to big side. You can even see tiny scratches on the left most side of the bushing where Ford jammed in into the arm hole. Push the bushing out the way it went in.

Note that the arm itself had one lip that is chamfered. You install any new bearing on the chamfered side 1st. You can see the chamfer in the second pic while on the other side of the arm is no chamfer. Hope that helps!

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[TeeLew]

I'm really interested to hear your read on the new bushing.

 

[moffetts]

At least the front control arms aren't an awkward shape like the rear ones are. The shape is half the battle when you're trying to use a press to get that thing out.

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