Steering knuckle control arm bushing fittings stuck

[jacobsen]

1 fitting bushing on each steering knuckle for the lower control arm is stuck on the old control arms. I burned away the boots with a torch but I'm not sure how to go about getting these metal bushings off so I can reuse them. I don't know their part number is or where to get a hold of them otherwise. Any tips? I thought about a pickle fork or putting in a vise somehow. I try to do arm puller and it just moves sideways when I try to tighten it down.

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[jacobsen]

[customa4]

This has happened to a few others before. I remember vaguely heat being needed for removal. I'll see if I can find any of those threads.

[customa4]

This may help. Click

I'm going to add to this with regards to the Passenger Curved Lower Control Arm and my experience with my B6 S4

Full Write-up here http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...5#post10671735

[jacobsen]

Thanks for the info, it's right on target. But my puller isn't as robust as that and it keeps slipping off. Maybe I need to go buy a bigger one. I like the kind of puller that looks like an A or another words shaped like a V. And it has a jack screw on one end.

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[old guy]

A pickle fork and a little heat works fine. Then clean up the recipient steering knuckle insert hole really well. Pack the bushing in your freezer for a few hours and gently heat the new knuckle around the insertion area. Put a thin film of oil on the insert bushing and it should tap into the new knuckle easily.

[jacobsen]

Got them out, fyi point them away from your head these things are howitzer shells if your not careful. I used a pickle fork, got em in the freezer right now. Gonna put the rear wheel liner on while i wait.

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