So. Why couldnt you just gently bash hte bushes in with a rubber
mallet?
Well.....you can - but it doesn't work all that well.
Part of the reason that your tyre comes off in response to a good bashing
is because there's some stretch and give in the tyre bead. WIth a chassis
bushing there is NO (or little) give - it's a steel tube in a steel tube.
In that setup it's easiest to give a firm pull to unseat and seat them - it
just works better that way. I ended up building a tool for this job from
some heavy-walled tubing and a large Acme-thread screw.
Lubrication also helps big time - slathering the bushing in anti-seize
works well.
ajr
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