So I finally got off my lazy ass and started doing this.
Actually I'm getting ready to do a big suspension rehaul on my own car and I can't do it with this civic suspension hanging over my head.

So I'm trying to get it out of my way.


I started with what I hate the most; trailing arm bushings.

I spent a good 2+ hours working on this crap.

I took off the caliper, took off the rotor, and started tearing out the rubber in the trailing arm bushing.

Pix:

Atleast I got to use fire!

The rubber on the metal sleeve


The center pin of the trailing arm bushings


After the fire, I whipped out a wire wheel and ground the crap off. I was covered in burnt rubber as well as my work bench and garage. Oh well.

End results


Ready for the polyurethane


I'll pop the poly bushing in tomorrow some time. Realign the pin, mount up the bare caliper loosely, and the trailing arm will be ready to go in. Next up one more trailing arm bushing.

More to come in the next week or two.
More pix found here: www.bumnah.com/cracka