Shane510

I've never replaced the bushings in a car before, how much of a B!T$% is it to change out the rear bushings in my FD? What am I in for? Do I have to disconnect brake lines, drop the whole thing, etc.

dgeesaman

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Which ones? There are almost 2 dozen if you include front and back.

somchhir1

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http://www.maxcooper.com/rx7/how-to/...lls/index.html

GoodfellaFD3S

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If anybody is interested I went out and bought the sockets, bolts, nuts washers etc to do the max cooper method for the pillow ***** a while back. Also have the snap ring pliers. PM me if interested.

dgeesaman

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Pillow ***** are not bushings.

Changing bushings is another level of PITA altogether.

Shane510, what exactly are you installing?

Trexthe3rd

To replace the bushings you WILL need a press (~5 ton). You will also need to remove the control arms (upper, lower). Most people take the control arms and the new bushings to a machine shop (unless you have a press) and pay them to press out the old and press in the new.

Shane510

Rear pillowballs. Looks like this article at maxcooper.com breaks it down nicely.

moconnor

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The pillowballs are easy. The rubber bushings on the other hand are a total pain, with a different socket size and technique required for each type.