A Arm Bushings How the hell do you get 'em out?!

[sixpack_sid]

I have a 1973 Dodge Charger & the front drivers A arm bushings & upper ball joint need to be replaced. But how do you get them out? There's a bar going thru the A arm. How would you get a press in there to get it out? Do they get pressed out or is there another way to do it? Also the ball joint doesn't have any rivets on it. How do I get that out?
Thanks for your help!
Dan

[BigBlackDodge]

Bushing press out and the balljoint is THREADED in......................do not try pressing it out. You'll need a special socket for the ball joint removal and is much easier to unscrew it when the arm is still attached to the car.....they can be a bear to remove!


BBD

[dodge freak]

I wimp out and just took them down to my local auto part store and had them do it. Charge $50 for each arm, bushings and ball joint removal but they hot tank them also. All I did was paint them and put them back on. Was well worth it I think.

[joww3]

I removed my A arm bushing with a simple gear puller, instead of pulling it, it was pushed out. And I used a 1 7/8" open ended wrench to remove the ball joint, no cheater bar needed on mine.