Help! Removing Camber Bushings

[joeforum123]

I have searched the forum and I still can't figure out how to remove my camber bushings to replace with new adjustable ones I got.

Are 2wd spindles different than 4wd? I have a 2wd. I have loosened the bolt on the side and spread the joint open a little. Do I need to remove the c-clip underneath?? Should I just be able to pull the bushing up and out? (I've tried and can't). Do I need to bang the down on the ball joint and remove it?

Thanks for any advice.....

 

[RangerRyan88]

That bushing's gonna be wedged in there pretty good. I would definitely spray some PB in there, or oil of wintergreen (found out that stuff is actually AMAZING for loosening up bolts!). There should be kind of a lip around the top of your old bushing, get a crow/prybar in there and pry up on that lip, prying against the i beam. Just work around the bushing like tightening lug nuts, and it'll slide out eventually. I'd recommend having a jackstand under your axle and the floorjack supporting the spindle since it's gonna want to move when you get the bushing out. And I'm 99% sure our "newer" style beams don't have C-clips on our bushings.. Let me know if this helps! And maybe post a pic of the bushing so we can compare notes

 

[joeforum123]

Thanks, Ryan!

Well, I tried, but I couldn't get the bushings out. I couldn't find the right tool to get enough leverage to pry the bushings out. Since I had to get everything aligned anyway, I took it to my local alignment shop (Monro Muffler, actually), and they removed/replaced the camber bushings and did the alignment.

So, it cost me some extra dollars for the labor, but it's done and aligned to spec now. I still saved money overall cause I did the coil spring replacement, new shock installation (front and rear), and the rear spring lift block install myself. Overall the whole lift was a success.

I'll post some pictures once I take some....

 

[RangerRyan88]

Nice, glad you got it all taken care of! It's definitely a little extra to have a shop install them.. Local 4x4 shop by me wanted $150 to align my truck, of course they wanted to go about it the hard way. (Install 0° bushings, measure, install proper bushings, re-measure, etc.) But if you can't get them out yourself there's not much you can do