sub frame rubber bush removal, HOW? burn press cut?

[GDZ1LA]

i am insltalling a new sub frame into a gts and the new sub frame has damaged bushes, i will be replacing with solid alloy ones as used for drifting,

ho do i get these out? i have no access to a press and its very heavy,

any success stories? i have heard of someone burning out but that would take all day and wouldnt remove steel sleve?

[Duncan]

Yeah burn it out is easiest, you need some sort of blow torch. And once its out you can cut out the metal sleeve.

Or even easier take it somewhere that has a press

[gts4diehard]

no dont burn them out,

just get a holesaw and a good drill. cut from top and bottom. 5 mins max each bush and no filthy smoke. if bush gets too hot just work on others, - I used one of those $15 cheap drills from crazy clarks...lol. knock the bush insides' out with a hammer and something to punch out with.

then use hacksaw to cut out outer case ( only 1 mm thick), just be careful not to cut subframe mount. more than likely the bush 'holes' will not be perfectly round and will make putting the bushes in a little difficult. I used a socket and a hammer ( I rang noltec and talked to their tech guys and they said it was ok to tap in) to push it in- if bush holes are not perfectly round I would suggest a press.

Trade Tools – cost $25, a 2 –7/16 which fitted quite well, it need a little filing inside about 7 mm deep to make socket fit better over urethane. I installed noltec bushes for about $190 a set of 4.

good luck.

[GDZ1LA]

yea im using custom alloy ones, ($80 for alloy 1 hour on lathe) ill freez them, and heat sub frame, they should just tap in (or ill mahine them down so the do lol)

the heat will equalize and lock them in,

its used for drifting so dont mind the stiffness, and hey tyrers are rubber arnt they lol