Check to make sure you're pressing it in the right way. They're usually very slightly tapered. New needs to go in the opposite way the old came out.Welp, funny enough, the *easiest* part of the RLCA was removing the bushing. It was a real PITA to remove the entire control arm from the car, having to drop the exhaust and remove all the shocks and springs.
I used the Astro Pneumatic Goliath C Frame with an impact wrench to press the bushing out in about 20 seconds
The problem I'm currently having is difficulty pressing in the bushing. I have a ball joint receiving tube with a diameter 0.1mm too small for the bushing, and is digging into the polyurethane part slightly. I'm currently trying to figure out how to get it in, but worst case I'll probably resort to finding a shop to press it in. Or maybe just going the BK055 bearing route for now, as the press adapter fits those just fine.
Ahh decisions
I'm giving up and scheduled for a shop to push the bushing in I'll report back once they're installed and aligned.Check to make sure you're pressing it in the right way. They're usually very slightly tapered. New needs to go in the opposite way the old came out.
The hubris of those who choose to argue from authority is truly entertaining. All options have compromises. The question is whether a certain set of compromises work for your application. You are really the only one who can answer that question.If a spherical bearing in this location is "too much" for you, then you really should just keep your suspension more on the stock side.
Sincerely, someone who tested all of the poly/elastomer offerings many years ago
Haha, no. You're right. But I am genuinely interested in his take given the circumstances I gave and I'm not going to get that by being a douche. Besides, he's a business owner known to many here and he deserves a chance to give further explanation after crapping on an otherwise civil thread in front of a bunch of potential clients.Jesus, Jaymar, he's not the bloody Pope.
I have a fair idea how cylindrical bushings behave. Based on estimates of material stiffness I suspect that poly hits much of the "low-hanging fruit" as far as compression against compressive loading is concerned.You guys going through all of this work to install poly/elastomer bushing in the fore mount of the RLCA are crazy.
Due to the offset plane/pivot in this location, the material has to be very soft. In this case, you are literally only gaining one benefit...which is a non-bonded bushing design for better articulation during vertical suspension movement.
The primary benefit to replacing this bushing with something better is simply the reduction of deflection which will eliminate the extreme geometry change under heavy loading. In this case, these poly bushings are not really going to show much of any performance improvement there.
If a spherical bearing in this location is "too much" for you, then you really should just keep your suspension more on the stock side. Sorry, I just like to call a spade a spade. I compare it to when people actually make Youtube videos about how their G-Trac Brace made their car handle so much different and caused them to need to adjust their sway bars....or people claiming a g trac brace reduced their tramlining.
Sincerely, someone who tested all of the poly/elastomer offerings many years ago
Just press out center pin and rubber bushing with an arbor (almost all of the rubber presses out, except for a thin 2-3mm layer), then burn out the rest with a propane torch for a clean and smooth bushing sleeve thatās ready to accept a new bushing.
Oh, I donāt doubt it. I just wanted to share what I discovered during my spherical bearing install. If the SuperPro bushing and sleeve are the same diameter as the factory sleeve, it will alleviate the need to remove the factory sleeve and save a lot of time and aggravation.I'm pretty sure the SuperPro bushing comes with a metal sleeve.
I never thought of that, because I'm rarely lucky enough for things to work out that well for me. But I like where you're head's at!Oh, I donāt doubt it. I just wanted to share what I discovered during my spherical bearing install. If the SuperPro bushing and sleeve are the same diameter as the factory sleeve, it will alleviate the need to remove the factory sleeve and save a lot of time and aggravation.