lower control arm bushing removal

[GoMangoBoys]

I am replacing the lower control arm bushings (along with every other bushing on the car).  I bought the Energy Suspension set from Summit that has all of the upper and lower bushings.  I am trying to get the old ones out.  I do not have a press.  I am considering using the torch to melt the rubber portion.  The energy suspension kit does not include the metal portions for the lower, so I intend to re-use the metal parts that I have now.  I just want to find out if anyone has experience with this and can tell me if there is some reason that I cannot foresee why this is a bad idea.
Thanks

[cudamadd]

I am doing this job as in write this .Find someone with a press for me it's the best way

[anlauto]

Fire works....just do it outside and be prepared for a lot of black smoke.

[Mopar5]

 After all that burning mess you still have to get the sleeve out risking ruining the control arm bushing mating surface weld  a washer to it and press it out buy a cheap little press they will press right out and your control arms won't be hacked up and chiseled takes an hour

[anlauto]

With the poly bushings, you don't want to remove the outer metal sleeve

[Mopar5]

If a press is out of the question you might put strong tack welds all around on a heavy washer and hammer it out with a piece of pipe

[Mopar5]

Didn't see the Poster was going to go poly that wouldn't be my choice due fore and aft movement

[RUNCHARGER]

Yes: Just burn the rubber out. Then clean up the remnants with a small wire wheel or whatever else will fit in there.

[Bossgold]

Stop don't do it. You can buy a press from Harbor Freight or call around and find a front end brake shop that has the press. Unless you can use a torch like a skilled surgeon you are asking for trouble. Watch this video before you do anything. Some also use a chisel hammer but again if you can't land a jet on a carrier at night be careful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYkQSI-2NRw&t=131s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2Op00pO6Kw

Its simple, but these people with Torches are like Nero. I had my LCA's screwed up by a shop....watch the video, buy a press or find one.  Then this is key, Moog K791's (LCA Bushings) are on recall. Cause of poor manufacturing.  You can buy Master Pro at Oreillys but whatever you do measure the width of the bushing before you try and press it in. all bushing sizes and Pin sizes need to be checked so the fit is not sloppy.

[RUNCHARGER]

You didn't read his whole post. He needs to retain the outer cans from the original bushings.

[Bossgold]

OK well watch the video....pull the pin, remove the rubber with a screw driver blade and insert a urethane bushing while keeping the metal outer sleeve. My point use a press

[Mopar5]

Oh no I used Moog about a year ago hopefully they are OK and not part of the recall.

[dodj]

Oh no I used Moog about a year ago hopefully they are OK and not part of the recall.

If you lca pins pretty much fell into the bushing, they are part of the recall. If you needed to press them, you are ok.

[Mopar5]

I definitely would have noticed that

[GoMangoBoys]

I was able to get the old bushings out with some mild torch action.  When I put the new poly bushings in, they really did not require the force of a press to get the bushings and the shafts to go in.  I was able to tap the shafts in with a dead blow hammer.  They are not loose, but they aren't as tight as if they had required a press.  Is this normal?  Once these shafts are bolted to the K member, it seems that the only thing that keeps the lower control arm from being able to move toward the rear of the car is the torsion bar and the strut rod.  I just want to be sure that I did not mess this up.  Easier to fix it now before we put everything else together.
Thanks.