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Originally Posted by JARblue Went by the Austin Z Clinic today while I was out. The guy lives there with his wife and does all the work himself. Shot the

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Went by the Austin Z Clinic today while I was out. The guy lives there with his wife and does all the work himself. Shot the $hit with him for about 20 min while he worked on the brakes for a very G37. Seems like a real good guy

That being said, the bushing removal tool he has is actually for a 350Z. We took a look at it, and I hope the suspension bits behind the cross member (opposite the diff) don't get in the way. Otherwise, he'll just have to spend the time to remove some extra bits. I'm just glad someone who knows what they're doing will be working on it. I will be dropping the car off tonight for him to work on in the morning
Curious what the tool looked like. I used a 4" diameter 3" long .25 thick round aluminum piece. A 4" x 3/8" thick plate a long bolt and one of the front differential washers. Failed miserably as the washer collapsed and the bushing collar didn't move. Did the drill and cut method and that got it. At least the tool wasn't a total failure, it pressed the new one in very nicely.
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Curious what the tool looked like. I used a 4" diameter 3" long .25 thick round aluminum piece. A 4" x 3/8" thick plate a long bolt and one of the front differential washers. Failed miserably as the washer collapsed and the bushing collar didn't move. Did the drill and cut method and that got it. At least the tool wasn't a total failure, it pressed the new one in very nicely.
Similar I'm sure. If I can, I'll take a photo of it when I pick the car up

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There is a long bolt threaded the entire length. His collar was not aluminum but I'm sure it was similar in size - basically a cylinder with an open top and a hole in the bottom for the bolt to fit through. The open end of the cylinder is designed to fit over the lip of the opening in the cross member where the bushing is. A big heavy duty washer and nut screw onto the bolt on the back side of the collar - pretty sure it was much thicker and bigger than one of the front differential washers.

Once you remove the differential, you slip the bolt through the bushing and fit the collar onto the cross member. Then on the opposite side of the bushing, you can slip on the piece that will press the bushing. His looked aluminum, fairly thick (>1"), and was stepped so that one side diameter was about 1/2" larger than the other side (I assume it was repurposed). The larger side hopefully fits the hole perfectly to press the diff bushing. The tool was designed for a 350Z, and I vaguely remember several years ago reading about the Whiteline 350Z bushing needing to be shaved down for application in a 370Z. Lastly, of course, on the back side of the press piece is another heavy duty washer and nut. Cinch everything up tight and then tighten down the nut behind the collar to pull the bushing into the collar.
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