Radious Rod bushes

[madsav]

How do i remove the front standed radious rod bushes the ones on the X member
Also how is the best and easyest way to remove that 30mm bolt

[Morton]

Remove the bolts securing the lower control arm and K frame to the Z bar, and then drop the lower control arm (cylindrical bush + nut and bolt) and remove the Z bar. The bush is then pressed out, and a new one pressed in. Keep in mind, if you don't have a press, the K frame bush (radius rod bush) needs to be fitted professionally.

[madsav]

so cutting the rod bush out and replacing them with nolathane bushes would or wouldent work?
was also thinking of melting them out

[orlando]

I cut and levered mine out, somehow; then installed the two piece nolathane ones. The bushes on the control arm need to be done proffessionally.

[madsav]

I cut and levered mine out, somehow; then installed the two piece nolathane ones. The bushes on the control arm need to be done proffessionally.

so the ones on the X member dont really need to be pressed out? if so i will cheering and drunk eairler then planed

[madsav]

anyone else done it any diffrently or have another way?

[centy]

just done the front one. cut through the rubber on the outside with a hand saw and broke most of it away then knocked them in with a hammer.
just replaced the whole arm. instead of the bush got all new bushes and ball joints in one go.

[ghog1726]

yeh same, pretty much just a case of **** them up as best you can to get them out, I've done the same replacing them with the nolathane bushes with amazing results - I love the feel they give 20million times better