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I'm not as full of information about this as I will be a couple weeks from now. My upper CA bushings are also gone (won't even stay in place), I'm just waiting for the parts to come in. You can change the upper & lower balljoints, and upper control arm without removing the springs (the control arm is suppored by a floor jack) if you are careful. About everything else you do have to remove them. Yes I believe the bushings have to be pressed in, the old ones will probably "fall" out. Worst case scenario is you can start them on fire, while it stinks horribly that'll rid of them very quick.
I just read earlier today how somebody got a 2' long brass rod and punched one of those idler arm bushings out from top, the other they punch out from under the car with a shorter rod. What do you mean change both CAs at the same time? No you don't have to.
One thing worth mentioning is that on the upper control arms you can't get the ball joint seperately, at least the 123 can't. So I went out to the stealership today and ordered the new boots for that as they are still in good shape on top. While I'm there I'm also going to put new sway bar bushings on, it is supposed to be a big PITA for my car but I want it done so whatever it takes....
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