R & R leaf spring bushings.

I did mine just the other day on my bench vice. It's a 6-8 inch vice and has a deep throat. I cut a short piece of exhaust pipe the size that fits up against the bushing outer shell then I cut another piece of exhaust pipe that was the size of the outer loop of the spring. The only problem was that the bushing gets rusted in there and is pressed as well. After many tries (it wouldn't budge) using my pieces of pipe I got wise!!!!!!!! I used some small chisels and hammered them into the slot where the spring loop closes. The chisels wedge themselves in between the loop end and the spring forcing the loop to open just enough to relieve all the pressure and break the rust. Once I got the small chisels wedged in there as deep as I could get them the vice had no problem pushing the bushing out. As luck would have it...the same chisels made the bushing installation just as easy!!

CAUTION!!!!!------since you are forcing the chisels into a hardened spring coil (the outer loop) they will tend to shoot out as you try and hammer them in so be very careful that nobody is standing around or that your nice car isn't close by. The flying chisel will cut right into your paint job and also put a dent in your car. To be safe you can latch onto each chisel with a pair of small vice grips or lay a heavy rag over them as you hammer them into the spring. Don't say I didn't warn you because the chisels will shoot out of there when your trying to get them started!! Wouldn't hurt to wear a face shield!!
I couldn't believe how easy the bushing came out once I had a couple of small chisels wedged in there.

GOOD LUCK,
Treblig