So I'm in the middle of an LCA swap - I've got the passenger side LCA off the car and I think I'm home free to install the new one but then I realize I can't get the bush pin out of the LCA bushing. The bush pin bolts to the frame of the car, and the end of it goes through the cylindrical LCA bushing. It seems that the bush pin is seized to the steel sleeve inside the old bushing. I've tried banging it with a hammer, with a sledgehammer, etc, no dice. What's the trick? Or was I supposed to purchase new bush pins? WTF

 

Bolt the pin back on the car and then wiggle/hammer/swear at the control arm to get it free. That or torch the sucker out.

 

I used a mini jack hammer to take mine out.

 

I just soaked it with PB blaster and let it sit for like 20 minutes, and then went and smacked it as hard as I could multiple times (1 handed) with 10# sledge and that did nothing for me.

I guess I'll go try to bolt it back on the car and try Jsutter's method.

If that doesn't work then I'm going to have to go down to the shop and hit it with the air hammer, if my boss ever calls me back...

 

I replied to Mdeezy a while ago on this one. Take a grinder and grind a slot in the metal and peel it off. 5 minutes and done.

 

I may try that tomorrow. I tried the air hammer at work and it did nothing, which is strange because I've never had a problem that air hammer couldn't solve, until now.

 

Took those pins out in no time using this set up