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Update with the rear subframe bushes
Well I took out the rear subframe bushes. All four of them were bad! The rear two were so bad it sagged on the rear stopper. From what it looks like, this should never happen as it is a clear sign the rear bushes are no longer supporting the inner metal dowel to the rubber support.
Anyway, the tool makes it a cinch! There are no directions, but there is a very specific way to align the cup as well as the backing washer for extraction and insertion respectively. To access the rear bushes, removing the exhaust at the cups where the center muffler is allows the rubber mounts to easily move out of the way.
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2003 BMW X5 3.0i -- MT5, 3.64s final gears, H&R lowering springs, K-Mac bushing kit
2007 BMW X3 3.0Si -- MT6
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