[aguila88psi]

Need help removing the front bushing of the rear trailing arm. I've tried it all and it will not come loose. Its the last bushing that I need to replace, I've installed all the other bushings no problem.

Any help on what worked would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.

 

[aguila88psi]

True, I guess last resort is to press it out and go with the prothane kit instead.

 

[aguila88psi]

Alright so I finally put the bushings in, here's how I did it just in case someone wants to do it the same.

**Disclaimer*** I'm not responsible for how your car turns out, these instructions are to be done at your own risk.

Ok so first I contacted hard race and obtained the flanges, $30 shipped for both sets.


Next I went to ace hardware and obtained 1" od and 1/2" id x 3" long zinc plated rod for $15 each, drilled the ID to 19/32". Press one flange into the rod but leave .25" not pressed in. You could also find or have made a 1" od x 19/32" ID x 3.25" rod out of steel and then you wouldn't need to leave a .25" gap. The other end of the tube to be slip fit for the flange. I used a dremel and a diamond bit to remove material on the id of the rod and the od of the flange barrel that's being pressed in.



Here is the trailing arm of the car. Note the orientation of the flanges and align the replacement flanges so that when they are inserted into the arm its easier to install onto the car.






Cut the outer flange, I used a ryobi circular saw, worked great.



Burn out all the rubber, use a razor blade and flat screwdriver to help with removal until id is smooth.



Install energy suspension bushings as per instructions, I installed the pressed flange on the outside. A hint to help with installation is to use the minimum grease possible. It takes up space and there isn't much room. Also I installed the bushings easily by using a concrete floor, align the bushings and arm and used my weight by stomping onto them to press them in, worked great lol.

Next mount onto the car, use high temp sleeve retainer on the od of the slip fit flange and install the arm. Make sure to install the flanges with the correct orientation. Torque bolts appropriately. Wait about an hour or two before placing wheels in the ground to allow the permatex sleeve retainer to start to set.


All done, car rides so much better with these bushings.


I had originally fully pressed the rods onto the flanges, I plan on redoing my setup and leaving a 1/4" gap. So far I have no issues but it bothers me that the slip fit portion of the flange isn't fully inserted in my setup.

Anyway, I hope these instructions help someone down the road.

 

[aguila88psi]

I see that you are still active 👌🏼 Did you have any symptoms of sloppy rear end and a clunk when going over bumps before installing these?? I would like to replace all rear trailing bushings on my car for Energy Suspension Black Bushings. Thanks!

Hello, yep I'm still here lurking lol. Bringing my civic back to life to use as daily/occasional track, 330k miles and still going. I don't recall having any clunking before installing these bushings. I currently do not have any clunking, bushings running about ~200k miles. I actually daily this car for ~400miles a week for my work commute.