The "correct" way to remove leaf spring bushings.

[DeCaff2007]

Many of you will either totally agree or totally disagree. Either way, the blue wrench works very well

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[tpass]

agreed, its the only way

 

[1owner1990]

Ball joint press is a good alternative.

 

[The_Family_Tahoe]

I'd be concerned I might accidentally "modify" the spring rate with that method.
Source: I've done this before

 

[stutaeng]

Can you just remove them with a shop press?

 

[tpass]

I couldn't even get the bolts out of mine.. I had to grind the head of the bolt off, then burn the center and press it out... then sawz-all the outer shell. It really doesn't take much heat but that melted rubber is worse than anti-seize.

 

[Dariusz Salomon]

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Air hammer but it looks like they used heat first. I saw people drilling holes in them first-then air hammer them out.

 

[WhiteUCF]

This was the only way I could ever get subframe bushings on my drift cars to come out. There's something about the nostalgia of the broke drift days that'll keep me burning bushings out whether I have a press or not.

 

[DeCaff2007]

Can you just remove them with a shop press?

I have s 20 ton press and it didn't do crap. Blue wrench for the win.

 

[Caman96]

This solved it for me:

Leaf Springs and Suspension Parts by Auto and Truck Springs