Hi All,

Well i thought it would take me 20 min to change over my rear shocks...but of course nothing works as planned with an old rusted car...
Removing the bottom shock bolt ripped the rubber bushing and the metal sleeve was fused to the bolt, so i had to cut the shock out to pull the bolt (and bushing) out.
So from the research I've done on here, i need to buy a new bushing and press it in. However i cannot find any info on how to do it, what press and fittings i need to buy, etc.
I was hoping to find a tutorial or video to do this, and ideally with the control arm still in the car.

Any info would be appreciated.

thanks

 

I just did mine around a month ago. Same issue. Both rears were fused. Had to cut the shocks out, carefully use a saw to cut the sleeves too.

Bought new bushings and put them in a freezer. Borrowed a ball joint press from a friend and used that to press the new bushing into place. Was a bit tough on the drivers side as i had some clearance issues trying to get it all straight and true but got lucky and got er pressed in.

I put the bushings in a freezer for a while to hopefully shrink them a bit so they would go in a little bit easier.

Had to use like, a huge socket to use the press and play around with using a stuff to actually get the bushing in so if you dont have access to much material then it may be hard to do yourself.

Someone with more experience may be able to chime in and offer more assistance or possibly a better way to do it, but thats how i did mine lol.

 

Thanks for this, appreciate it.
Ya i was thinking of rigging up a system with sockets and a c-clamp.
I'll need to call infiniti and see how much this bushing will cost me/part number...

Here is the bushings i think it may be - rockauto bushing
Can anyone confirm?

 

Looks similar to me. I believe i bought mine from partsource here in canada and got a dorman branded bushings.

I usually use this website when looking for parts https://parts.infinitiusa.com/


Helps me narrow stuff down thanks to their diagrams

 

No one has it in stock so will have to be brought in, Infiniti was 26, partsource 20$ and nissan 16.50 - might as well do Nissan.
Part number aligns with rockauto for anyone else in the same boat: 56219-AL500

Thanks again, i'll report back once i get the parts and try to get things going

 

ok all wrapped up, what i did - similar to 06v35x

Pressing it out:
- bought a 12" 3/8 threaded rod and a few nuts
- got 2 sockets, 1 massive one which acts as the receiver, and a 1" one, which was just shy of the diameter of the bushing
- added in heavy duty washers b/w the nuts and the sockets
- using a wrench on one side and a socket/ratchet on the other, pressed the 1" socket through the bushing mount

Pressing it in:
- same as the above but the new bushing is infront of the press socket
- I stepped up the press socket to 1 1/6" to have a wider contact surface
- since the mount is slightly tapered, i shimmed the large receiver socket so it would allow the bushing to be pressed in straight
- slowly pressed it in watching for straight alignment

Note: I also threw the bushing into the freezer for 1/2 day and applied a little high temp wheel bearing grease, no issues going in.
I also tried using an 8" c-clamp, but ran into clearance issues around the ball joint control arm.

Thanks again 06v35x I appreciate the tips!
Here's hoping the other side doesn't tear.
Cheers!

 

Glad it worked out for ya! Wasnt much detail but glad you were able to work it out.

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I remember changing those darn upper shock bushings on my G with 250k on it. They can be a pain!
I too could not get a C-clamp to work. I saw somewhere online where someone d/c the upper control arm and then got a c-clamp to work.
Make sure you use a high quality all-thread and hardware, like grade 10.9 or best you can find! I stripped 2 of the cheap Home Depot ones. Fine thread would probably help out too