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Originally Posted by theimage
I plan to drill into the rubber then use a hacksaw blade from inside the hole to cut to the outer bushing metal ring. Then I can compress the outer ring and push it out. I can hammer and/or press the new bushing in. This is how I did it on my E36.
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I tried that method, since I had done a similar thing with my old E30. Just a word of caution, the X5 thrust arm bushings are stout. Some people may be successful, but I don't see how they remove/insert those bushings into the arms without a press. I broke many tools trying to get the bushings out of the arms without a press. So I went out and bought a 12ton shop press.
I had to use tons of force, literally, to remove and insert the bushings into the arms. My 12ton shop press was working pretty damn hard to get those suckers replaced.
Good luck.