PowerbuiltUpper Control Arm Bushing Service Tool Set for Ford, GM and Chrysler, Remove and Install Car Bushings, 648604

Works like a charm! Well designed tool. Easy to use. I purchased for control arm bushing installation on a 77 Vette. Wish I had purchased the tool sooner because I would love to have used it for the bushing removal.

I used this tool successfully to change the 22-year old upper (and lower) control arm bushings on my 1998 Toyota Tacoma 2wd 5-lug. The tool is designed for older American cars with the "A-arm" style upper control arm with a shaft through the bushings. I took a chance and got lucky one size of the included adaptors fit perfectly for my truck.The quality of the tool is good, better than expected. I torqued on the C-frame pretty hard (with hand tools, no impact) to remove the old factory bushings and it never flexed or deformed. I considered a few cheaper no-name versions but am glad I spent the extra $20 for the Powerbuilt.The C-shaped adaptor that goes around the shaft to push out the bushing was too short to fully remove the Toyota bushing so I cut a section out of an old bushing to stack inside and extend the reach. (See photos.)Note the Toyota design requires removal of the the outside end of the bushing to allow this or any removal tool to fit against the end of the control-arm tube. The factory service manual just says cut. I used an air hammer and chisel to bend up the lip for clearance then cut with a reciprocating saw. That was the most difficult part of the job.Installation was easy. Used the same c-adaptor with the push cup to get the new bushing started. Replaced it with a flat bar to seat the last few millimeters.Bonus - I did not get pictures but I was able to use the adaptors in various combinations to remove and install the lower control arm and strut bar bushings as well, no burning or drilling the bushings. The C-frame was not helpful for the lowers so I used some all-thread and grade-8 hardware to press the bushings out and in, but the included cups and adaptors made this easy with a little head scratching and a couple sockets to get the setups just right. If I had had access to a standard Ball Joint removal kit with a larger collection of adaptors and cups it would have been faster to set up but I was able to make it go right with the included parts.I removed one bushing from the UCA via the caveman method (drilling the rubber, heating with a torch, hammer and punches, lots of swearing) before I found this tool. A couple of hours caveman versus under 10 minutes and no swearing using the tool... I am happy with this purchase even if I don't use it again for years.

really helped doing my ball joints

I Bought this kit used the big pitman puller once , it worked great lots of pulling pressure . 2 days later it broke on another pitman arm. I had to buy a heavy duty impact puller replacement from NAPA. The long tall puller in this kit is very handy and fits perfect with tight grab on idler arm joints, this makes the entire purchase worth it!

This works really good. I used it on a c10 front end. The upper control arm bushings were easily removed with this tool and installed. It helped a lot on the lower control arm bushings. I wish they would add more pieces for lower control arm bushings. Highly recommend

I tried for a week and called dozens of auto and machine shops and NO ONE would touch pressing the bushings in and out of my 71 Camaro so I bought this hoping. Dreams sometimes come true. This kit put in the WORK today. No real instructions and I had to be creative, but they are done when no one else could or would touch the job. Greased the threaded rod with Redline bearing grease before use and was never worried about breaking the tool, but it can destroy a control arm. Good luck

This item will replace all the rigged up fixtures to put these bushings in. My home press is not big enough to fit a control arm in, inside or outside. After spending a day to make a jig pipe to fit inside control arm, to use it long ways on the press. Then it binding and flying out. After buying this and 10 minutes later it was going back in car. This is good

This is the last Powerbuilt tool I'll buy. If you have a small car, this may work for you. The "C" press isn't compatible with the other Powerbuilt tools (their ball joint press kit). The press is smaller but the tip is larger (why?) and it is supposed to stay on with an o-ring, which they already know doesn't work (the o-ring is destroyed) because they give you several replacements in the kit. Only 1 of the press adapter cups just barely worked for the full sized pickup I needed this for, so instead I mixed and matched with other ball-joint press kit parts to make something that worked for my need. Save money if you want and buy this in a cheaper knock-off brand. It's not worth the extra. --kh;