TR4/4A badly stuck suspension sleeves

[Dash]

The pic is of the lower steel suspension bushing and yep it's beyond bad. The car had been sitting out for years without any suspension pieces attached. When I had the chassis sandblasted and repaired I forgot to have the shop address the steel sleeves as all 4 have pretty much welded themselves on..can't budge 'em..I think the only way I'm gonna get 'em off is to cut a horizontal slice just deep enough to get a chisel in and hit it to try and rotate them. Whudya think?
One concern is I don't know what I will be trying to rotate them on..these sleeves slide over a solid bar right?

 

[TR3driver]

Yup, cut most of the way through (a Dremel with abrasive cutoff wheel works good but be sure to wear eye protection), then break with a chisel & BFH. It's a solid shaft underneath.

If necessary, the shaft can be replaced (106196 @ TRF), but new ones have to be accurately located and welded in.

 

[Dash]

Thanks for the assurance Randall..Worked fine..one off 3 to go.. back ones may be a little tricky to get to but shouldn't be too hateful..I doubt I'll have to do this again in my lifetime unless I procure another fixer upper but seems to me the tolerance is so tight to begin with that this method is par for the course?

 

[CJD]

Yep...I've had to cut them all off, so definitely par.

 

[charleyf]

Dash,
I am guessing that a couple of mine were not as bad as yours. My success was found by using a big pipe wrench after heating the bushing with a propane torch.
Charley

 

[PeterK]

Dash,
I am guessing that a couple of mine were not as bad as yours. My success was found by using a big pipe wrench after heating the bushing with a propane torch.
Charley

I did that same. They are very hard to get a grip on.

 

[Dash]

I got 'em all off using the dremel..wasn't too bad actually..helps to use a worn down cutting wheel though. A full size wheel won't let ya get close enough to the bracket the sleeve butts up against but the worn down one will let ya get in at a sharp angle. Have to be careful and cut just shy of all the way through.Took lots of angled whacks with a chisel and hammer but once it split and started to rotate a little I was able to get a screwdriver behind it and pry them off. I tried using the pipe wrench after cutting but oddly enough it was easier to pry them off...Fortunately the shafts are in decent shape...whew!

 

[CJD]

I use a 4-1/2" body grinder and grind more of a flat than a cut. When the flat looks about right i rap it with a chisel to split it open. It takes less than 30 seconds per sleeve.