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      12-11-2013, 06:19 AM   #97
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Originally Posted by SteveAZ View Post
I believe it...when I did mine I started out following another DIY that said to disconnect the brake lines and remove the exhaust... after doing so and I started teh stock bushing removal... I went "WTF, why don't we just leverage the cars weight?"...a work smarter...not harder kind of thing. Given the urethane part of the bushings comes in 2 pieces...you don't have to get near as much clearance.
Would a mechanic be able to do this leverage on a lift, or is that not safe operating procedure? Is this why they drop subframe?

Otherwise I dotn how happy a mechanic would be to be on the floor doing leverage.
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