Sounds very much like the lower control arm bushing I messed with. Yes it was a destroy comming out and press back in as well.

Although is does sound like the installation of the new bushings is much easier. I had to put my lower control are bushing in the freezer and while it was cooling down I took a flapper wheel and really cleaned out the inner surface. (probably took some metal that should have stayed)

I was even worried about that until I was reinstalling the new bushing. Geez, I used a 4 ton porta power and grease and this is all after it had been in the deep freezer for about an hour.

It sounds as if the new bushing you are dealing with is just poly on the outside. It should be much eaiser to install. You will have a bear of a time getting the old bushing out. I'd really want to know it's bad before going through all of this for nothing.

If the new bushing does have a metal sleeve on the outside, I see shop labor in your future.

Joe