A tube of high pressure grease and the willingness to get dirty saves a lot of time and actually leads to a better/ longer lasting install imo. Nonetheless, props to you for getting it done and documenting some of the process for others. I think you just motivated me to throw my 360 cam outside when I work on my engines and spend the time to edit some decent content. I wrench full time and have my life's savings invested in tools, and I have mad respect for anyone of any skill level who gets it done 👍👍 the most important thing I learned in my time spent as a mechanic was to make everything a learning experience.

Been delaying this job due to funds but this definitely increased my confidence! I have access to a press so it should be easier. Thank you!!

Hey man do not stop bro you have been helping me out so much with my swap please keep making awesome videos brother. Thank you!!

Dude, you're a genius. Gave me the confidence to do mine

Hope all is well and you're staying safe! Glad to see you making some progress!

11:22 GENIUS!! Gonna try this tomorrow

Thanks man. Got these for my EM2 I'm k swapping. You had some pretty good ideas.

Hey man, as you can tell, your video is still doing wonders for the RSX community. Could you share what you noticed that led you to realizing you should have left the sleeves in? After letting my mechanic talk me into him remove them, I am trying to track down a popping noise that i have tried everything to diagnose. I am wondering if it could be related to him removing the sleeves. Did you experience any noise or popping?

Great video! Thank you for sharing. Hope the ride is great.

Your supposed to remove the sleeve and use a purpose made grease on each bushing. Whatever works ig

Another nice simple DIY keep em coming sir👌🏽👌🏽

Did energy suspention on my 1g eclipse 😁 with k-sport coils it handles like an angry go kart now lol 😁

Just checked the urethane bushings on my car last week after 3 years thousands of miles they are still like the day I installed them they're just dirty now 😂 best investment on suspension i did the bushings same day I did the struts and those struts are now in the trash as of last week🗑️🙅‍♂️😂😂😂😂 those urethane bushings are very durable .

I took the sleeves out. The bushings I got were pretty tight on there. Made it somewhat difficult to push down on the LCA so that it lines up my spindle with the strut bolts.

Instructions from Energy Suspension says remove OEM sleeves. Just curious, did your bushing kit not come with diagrams/ instructions?

Forget the clamp, you can pound them in with a 10 lb sledgehammer, Just did mine and they popped right in.

Thanks for the tip on installing it!!!!

Do you have a video on how you torched and use a puller to remove the last bushing

Good tips my man. Thanks 👍 stay well

I gotta ask, how's the quailty on the bushings,need to do mine as well

Nice bro! with the smaller bushing with the lipped flange... did that flange end piece come out as part of the sleeve? as everyone else cuts it off first and I'd rather do it your way!

Do you think it would be easier to just replace the whole LCA?

Great video. 👍

Is it better to clean out the residue from the old bushing in the sleeve? Just wondering why you didn't do that and just put the new bushing in. I'm looking at poly bushings for my ep3. Great video! Thanks!

So ur saying not to pull out the sleeves for the bigger bushing because the polyurethane fits loosely if I take out the sleeves ?

waiting to see wht you gonna do with the wire harness checking everyday see if post up haha

lo logró. al fin. pero. si lo miro medio. guey

Would an air hammer be enough to pop out the old bushings?

Could you hammer the bushing out ?

Does anyone know if the 3317 bushing fits acura rsx base? From energy suspension. Has anyone else got done this.

Good job, but you are not supposed to lubricate the outside of the bushings ( clamping force ) only the inside of the bushings are supposed to be grease ( the working part ) * liquid soap is use to install the bushings *

Maybe if you try to freeze the bushing it’ll go in easier?

I tried pressing the bushing with the sleeve in the control arm but it’s not going on lol anyone had any luck pressing them in with the sleeves on?

Next time use a torch to remove old bushings, would have saved you a ton of time.

Your energy suspension came with instructions to remove the old bushings and SLEEVE. Did you read the instructions? Just saying my friend. Good luck with future servicing on you acura. I'm a long time honda/Acura tech. If you need anything just reach out my good man👍

Do you need to take out the metal sleeves from both bushings or do you need to leave them on the lower control arm & then press in the bushings?

There are a lot of issues with these bushings, some are not manufacturers' fault, others - are. And I am not talking about price - this is something the buyer at least knows in advance. 1. Their claim that all it takes is "some smoke from the bushing to separate the sleeves from rubber" is outright lie. It may be the case with jeep but certainly not with Toyota - you need to torch it for a long time to actually burn rubber off. 2. The fact that they don't provide sleeves with the bushings is simply ridiculous. Especially considering price. In fact, I would not mind paying extra so that I did not have to dicect the old bushings, and the first issue is minor compared to this one. It is pretty common for bolts/sleeves freeze in bushings so it's virtually impossible to separated them from inner bushing sleeves without damaging. It may not be an issue with jeeps and fords because their bushings are replaced on a regular basis but Toyota bushings last so long that it's practically unavoidable to face this. In my case, the truck is 17 yo with 230,000 miles, and the original bushings were still good. The only reason I had to replace them was installation of lift and JBA upper control arms that required alignment that couldn't be performed because - you guessed it - one bolt and one cam sleeve were frozen. After 17 years in the Midwest and N-E, is should not come as a surprise. This condition requires a hell of a lot of heating and pounding, pounding and heating, and then it's a real PITA to attach the [original] washers to most likely damaged bushing sleeves. 3. The last issue is design - there are no lubrication means. And don't tell me it's impossible - just look at JBA upper control arms. I installed grease fitting in control arm ears and drilled holes in the bushings to allow grease flow to inner sleeves. Hope it will work. Overall, bushing material is probably adequate but pure inexcusable greed that prevented the manufacturer from providing lower bushing sleeves and washers (even for extra $$) is beyond ridiculous. Bottom line: if your vehicle is 10+ yo and has spent that time in places where winter happens every year, expect MAJOR (BIGLY!) hassle installing these bushings. Or - MUCH BETTER OPTION - buy from another manufacture that does provide all necessary coponents and does not force to wash and reuse condoms because reusing bushing sleeves is just as ridiculous as reusing condoms.