Poly bushing woes (front LCA)? Options

[HectortheRican]

For those of you who have successfully installed poly suspension bushings, did you run into this issue?


Basically, since this bushing is a two-piece and a steel collar, I think there's an air bubble that won't give when I press in the steel collar. I've tried 3-jaw pullers, c-clamps, a vise, and a press. I can't get this bushing further in than the image shows. Any tips?

[Bitter]

I never had that issue with my Celica, you can cut a tiny tiny little V into one of the bushings to let the air out I suppose or drill a hole on the arm and install a grease fitting so you can add silicone grease via gun later on which actually is a pretty darn good idea!

[HectortheRican]

I never had that issue with my Celica, you can cut a tiny tiny little V into one of the bushings to let the air out I suppose or drill a hole on the arm and install a grease fitting so you can add silicone grease via gun later on which actually is a pretty darn good idea!

That is a really good idea, but I don't think there's enough room for a grease fitting on the arm since that bushing fits into such a tight slot, surrounded on three sides while the actual control arm is welded to the fourth. I think cutting a V would've worked, but I was able to massage the bushings enough to get them into the slot and got them bolted up. I'm glad I bought new bolts b/c the old ones were NASTY.