Control arm bushing replacement

[Paulaner]

Hey! Anyone have any special tricks for pressing in new inner and outer control arm bushings?
I've silicon greased the shit out of the new bushings and inside the bores. Already have destroyed 2 of the bushings... Got super close on both but at the last second part of the inner rubber section worked it away out and it mushroomed.

I am using a tool like this for the install.

 

[Fritzie]

There is a tread of this (hope I write this correct)

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Thread 'How to fit new tension strut bushes'

Mar 1, 2023

Hi guys
I am wondering if anyone has come up with an easy method of fitting theses bushes.
I tried today with a few large washers and some threaded bar
The plan was to tighten the nuts on the threaded bar so that the bush would be forced into the subframe
My problem is that it just kept on mushrooming and I couldn’t get the first lip to go into the subframe.

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