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Old 10-27-2009, 01:36 PM
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want to see ES Bushing installed

Im going to change some bushing on my car this week or next week and i want to double check that the things im purchasing are correct.
If anyone can direct me or show me these bushing on there car
Control arm bushing
motor mount bushing
sub frame bushings..
I have a 3.5 Maxima se
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Old 10-27-2009, 02:57 PM
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are you attempting this yourself? You will need a press...

I have a press and still cant get the smallest control arm bushing out.
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Old 10-27-2009, 03:02 PM
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you have to cut the bushings out of the control arms. Its melted onto the pin... You need a die grinder with a zip cut wheel, being very careful not to cut the pin. And watch out for the liquid inside the bushing. Very messy when the zip cut starts slicing through
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one of the bushings you press out and the other you release the press fit by making a large dent with a chisel or something else, then it easily comes off (unless rusted on)
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Old 10-27-2009, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by vastmax
are you attempting this yourself? You will need a press...

I have a press and still cant get the smallest control arm bushing out.
nah im not doing the job myself
dont have time or space or patience
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Old 11-08-2009, 05:06 PM
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Front engine mount ES bushing with a custom sleeve pressed in as mine is an automatic & the top smaller ES bushing:



this pick shows the under neath sub ES bushing also replaced:



Front engine mount ES bushing:



Full pic of the replacement of the crossmember with all the ES bushing replaced:



All work prep'd and installed by knight_yyz

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Originally Posted by Ghost_54
Rear engine mount ES bushing:

I bet thats the front
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^^ edited my original post

well as someone pointed out it is actually a side as the engine in mounted sideways, the mount with the aluminum insert pressed in is the front as it is the larger of the two because I have an automatic with the electronic mount which they don't make a bushing that size ... so knight_yyz made an insert to spec and then pressed it in ... in any event the originally poster was after a few pic's of the all the ES bushing inserts for the engine mounts and as I had all mine done he can get a least get a visual on the install

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