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I got my new harbor freight shop press put together last night. The bushings pushed right out. It was actually pretty easy. As far as I am concerned this is the best $100 tool I have bought for working on my yota. It will be great for pressing out the leaf spring bolts and bushings too, and If IO decide to rebuild my thirds I am all set.
If anyone else decides to replace their control arm bushings with poly, get ahold of a shop press. Put the control arm in the press with the rear side up, and press down on the bolt. the front bushing will pop right out, and the rear bushing will stay in but just stretch. then the bolt and shaft will slide down and you can lift it out. flip the control arm over so the rear eye is facing down, place a socket large enough to cover the bushing but small enough to fit inside the sleeve, on the bushing. Place the bolt and shaft back through the front control arm eye and then drop it down into the socket on the inside of the rear CA eye. place it all in the press and press the shaft down. IF the bushing doesn't pop right out (mine dint, it stretched about a foot I think) put a little heat on it and it will pop right out. Then burn or wire wheel out the sleeves to clean them up, and they are ready for bushing install.
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[b]Tom H
Mt Vernon, MO
1992 Toyota DLX 4x4 reg cab 3.slow 5 speed
MODS: chevy 63 swap, frame rust repair, SDORI BJ spacers, OME shocks up front doestch tech shocks rear, Downey headers, energy suspension bushings
http://www.yotatech.com/f151/project-oxy-moron-151018/
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