looking for solid rear diff bushing install tips.

[Funfettie]

Hi all,
Ill be straightening up my rear subframe this weekend and i plan to install solid aluminum bushings on the diff and a frontline fab diff cover. Anyone ever install new bushing? I have heard this is a Bit@h and a half to do. any comments? anyone have a write up on it? I have pressed out motor mounts before, but im not sure if these will compare.
Thanks!

 

[okm12346]

I just burnt them, used a sawzall to cut a slid in the outter sleeve and then hammered it out with a screw driver. For the new ones, I used a big socket and light tabbing with the hammer.

 

[Awdspyderman]

I installed the RRE ones in the rear subframe of my spyder, The way i did it was

1st. put the aluminum bushings in the freezer overnite so they can shrink small enough to be installed with light tapping from a deadblow hammer(they won't shrink enough for you to visually see the differences,but enough to drop in the sub-frame=)))

2nd. The next day before you take the bushings out of the freezer remove the old ones with a blow torch and sawzall.

3rd. After I removed the old bushings I took the blow torch to the rear sub-frame to heat it up for a minute or so and while the sub-frame was still really hot i than took the bushings out of the freezer to install them in the sub-frame with a deadblow hammer while using light tapping to make them fit. HOPE THIS HELPS=)

 

[2slow4utsi]

I installed the RRE ones in the rear subframe of my spyder, The way i did it was

1st. put the aluminum bushings in the freezer overnite so they can shrink small enough to be installed with light tapping from a deadblow hammer(they won't shrink enough for you to visually see the differences,but enough to drop in the sub-frame=)))

2nd. The next day before you take the bushings out of the freezer remove the old ones with a blow torch and sawzall.

3rd. After I removed the old bushings I took the blow torch to the rear sub-frame to heat it up for a minute or so and while the sub-frame was still really hot i than took the bushings out of the freezer to install them in the sub-frame with a deadblow hammer while using light tapping to make them fit. HOPE THIS HELPS=)

+1 on this. Heating up the metal will expand it and placing the mounts in the freezer will shrink them. Easiest way to do it.

 

[Funfettie]

awesome, great info info guys! any more would be great