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== Bushing Removal ==

Now comes the fun part—playing with fire!

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Take the control arm to a safe location where you can burn out the old control arm bushings. This is necessary because you’ll be reusing the metal sleeves that are already inside the current bushings.

What I usually do is heat the bushings until they start to “pop” and you can see red inside the rubber. Then, use an old screwdriver or punch to push on the rubber, exposing more and more of the sleeves until the center sleeve comes out of the bushing.

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Once the center sleeve comes out, keep pressing the rubber out as much as you can—this will make the next cleaning step much easier.

When most of the rubber is gone, use your wire wheel to clean the inner sleeve so there is no more rubber on it. Do the same for the outer sleeve that is still in the control arm.

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