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John, glad you found the article useful. I'm sure most bushings would press perfectly fine in a large vise -- the trick is to support everything properly, whatever is doing the squeezing.

I've done the job on a few other cars since writing that, and the one thing I'd really add is that it can be a royal &%$# to get the long hinge bolts out of the crossmember, because they can rust to it. I spent many hours over three days on one car with PB'laster, propane and all the torque I could muster before the bolts finally gave way.

Whatever you do, put them back in using lots of anti-seize compound. It's a very easy way to do yourself, or the next guy, a favor however many years down the road the things need replacing again.