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DISCUSSION => Suspension => Topic started by: longms on October 26, 2012, 09:17:45 AM

Title: Rear Subframe Bushing Tool
Post by: longms on October 26, 2012, 09:17:45 AM

Does anyone have a 1030 BMW E30 Subframe Bushing Tool that I could rent? Need to replace the bushing but every local place I have called to do the work for me said that they didn't want to take the job.

If you have something I could rent please email me at:

mslong27 at hotmail dot com

Thanks for the help.

Title: Rear Subframe Bushing Tool
Post by: monty23psk on October 26, 2012, 01:46:53 PM

I rent the tool from SIR with is the 3026. It states that you can also do the e36 with it. PM me and I will email you.

Title: Rear Subframe Bushing Tool
Post by: DRTE30 on November 15, 2012, 08:48:10 PM

Screw whatever ideas you're thinking about doing.  This is by far, the cheapest, easiest and fastest way to perform this job.  I was soooooo stoked when I found this:

http://www.firstfives.org/faq/trailing_arm_bushing/trailing_arm_bushing_faq.html

Good luck OP! Go get em'!

Title: Rear Subframe Bushing Tool
Post by: deansweet on November 16, 2012, 07:02:34 AM

Quote from: DRTE30;117692

Screw whatever ideas you're thinking about doing.  This is by far, the cheapest, easiest and fastest way to perform this job.  I was soooooo stoked when I found this:

http://www.firstfives.org/faq/trailing_arm_bushing/trailing_arm_bushing_faq.html

Good luck OP! Go get em'!

That is clearly a 'shadetree genius' design right there.

Title: Rear Subframe Bushing Tool
Post by: keflaman on November 16, 2012, 07:27:09 AM

It's for the trailing arm bushings, not the subframe bushings as I believe is what the OP is looking for.

Title: Rear Subframe Bushing Tool
Post by: longms on November 16, 2012, 07:45:40 AM

Quote from: DRTE30;117692

Screw whatever ideas you're thinking about doing.  This is by far, the cheapest, easiest and fastest way to perform this job.  I was soooooo stoked when I found this:

http://www.firstfives.org/faq/trailing_arm_bushing/trailing_arm_bushing_faq.html

Good luck OP! Go get em'!

As stated above I was doing the subframe bushings but thanks for trying to help me out that definitely would have helped had I been doing those.

The process took 12-15 hours total due to my having to run to Lowes 3 times and making a run to NAPA and Tractor supply for a giant drill bit.

After everything is said and done the car feels more planted and I got a lot of satisfaction knowing I did it myself. The only KIA I had was my speedometer impulse sender I think. My speedo know longer words. Hopefully I did not damage the wiring and maybe just the plug came loose. I forgot to unplug it while I was lowering and raising the diff around. That is on me and I am the idiot that did not disconnect it.