BMW Bushing Puller Tool Needed
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Thanks. I used a drill and hole saw to clear most of the rubber. Metal center though looks to be stuck to the body. The outer sleeve is stuck to the subframe tube. Car is on jack stands so not enough height to use the sawzall. Any other suggestions ? Starting to see why folks drop the subframe to do this.
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Yep. Tapped and inserted a 5/8 bolt into the center piece. Tried to hammer it loose from the top but no luck. Smacked the bolt from the side and got it loose but of course with the aluminum stub broken off on the body. Drilled and dremeled this out. Chisel Dremel and vise grips to work out the sleeve.
Drivers side was a repeat of the same issues. Tried the tool just for laughs with no luck. Back to the drill. Center came out easier but the outer sleeve was worse. Ended up buying a HF air chisel to get it out. Still have some aluminum residue from the core left in the body that I need to ream out. One more trip to the hardware store.
Moral: cool tool but for a Midwest e30 with approx 250k and a lot of winters too much for it
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Done. Bottle jack and pipe cap to get the bushings 3/4 in and puller for the last 1/4. Put the bushings in the freezer overnight, heat gunned the tube, coated bushings in dish soap. No more clunk on shifting.
Sending out the tool to Chris this afternoon. Looking forward to a success story!!
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Moral: cool tool but for a Midwest e30 with approx 250k and a lot of winters too much for it
I was wondering. The underside of my e30 is ridiculously clean, being a low-ish mileage Florida car.
Here's hoping Chris has better luck!
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See thread here: http://www.wibimmers.com/board/index.php?/topic/2472-my-new-1995-540i6/page-5#entry47223
Long story shot the E34 bushings are much bigger than E30/E28 ones so the tool didn't fit.
Whoever requests the tool next I can have it shipped out to unless you want it back Ben.
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Nope id use the press to push old out and new in, much easier and faster.
That is what I am hoping. Going to start this project next week.
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