Hi Alan:
Try LOADS of silicone spray, and show the rubber parts who's boss. They do come apart, but I forget which piece is first. The lower suspension arm bushings are tough too - I drilled those out, then pushed them out in a vise with a mandrel (large socket). The new ones went in easy with silicone.

Randy Bergum
1990 Carat

Alan Gondry wrote:

When replacing a drop link I tried to replace original rubber bushings and other assorted rubber, however I could not seem to compress to fit. Has anyone tried to do this? Any suggestions? Alan