I am about to tear into a complete suspension bushing R&R job and am looking for a little advice. After reading all of the many posts, guides etc from the brick board I am more than confident this is something manageable at home, dont think it be much worse that rust welded springs under an old landcruiser! The real question...is the TAB tool critical for success? I'll be installing new sleeved rubber bushings so the hole saw method seems irrelevant. Building a TAB tool at home seemed reasonable until I got to the section where you need to refine the OD of the arbor to get through the frame hangers. Ordered one from Pelican, but they are back ordered indefinitely? If anyone is in NM and would be willing to rent theirs, I'd happily trade a case of cold ones for the chance?
All other bushings call for special arbors and a press, I can come by the press but the arbors are something else...autozone rents a box of arbors but my guess is they are standard (non metric) and may not work? Any guidance on where to find sizes (other than measuring each new bushing) would be very helpful. I'd take them to a local machine shop, but the few there are all about american iron and I fear damaged control arms? I figure worst case I carefully cut them out with a sawzall/hack saw...
So any NM brick drivers out there with bushing tools?
Thanks to all for contributing to this tremendous resource!!!
Justin