Before I clean, sand, and repaint the front portion of the chassis, I had to first remove the front suspension pivot bushings. The original bushings were made out of the Bakelite material that was pressed into the chassis, but the new ones are made out of brass.

Getting the old ones out required some sockets that were the right diameter, some threaded rod, and whatever I could find laying around my shop to pull the bushings out.

Since these bushings were going to be replaced, I destroyed some of them to press them out to make removal easier. It was a greasy mess, so I did whatever it took to make this job less messy!

These bushings will be replaced with new brass inserts which should out last my lifetime!