Hello,

I just had my rear (and front) bushings pressed last week. To save money at the machine shop, I removed them myself by drilling out the rubber, carefully cutting a notch lengthwise along the sleeve with a hacksaw blade mounted on a jigsaw, and then knocking the old sleeves out with a cold chisel and hammer.

I then attached all the new bushings with zip ties to their respective locations on the arms, rods, etc., marking the orientation of the new bushing to the proper location on the arm/rod with a 'Sharpie' marker. I assumed (because I forgot to look before I removed the old bushings) that the solid portion of the bushing should be oriented in such a manner as to take the most load presented to it.

The shop originally quoted me $8 per press (10 bushings would have been $80), but when I picked them up, they only charged me $50.

Good luck,
Ron
1987 245DL 200(?)K