Tried that method but the steel sleeve is a very tight press fit in the tension strut. The bushing can probably be removed from the sleeve that way but since I am replacing with OE style Febi's that is not an option as they come prefilled with the liquid.

I wanted the OE style because the roads around here are in very poor shape and a harsher ride would have been unpleasant. If these don't last I might change my mind but for the moment I am trying to stay with liquid filled bushings.

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2003 4.4i black ext./black int./black headliner (kid's runabout)
2014 535d X-drive, M package, silver/black interior

Sold but not forgotten:
2009 E70 35d, black ext./black int./black headliner (sold 2021)
2006 4.8iS Le Mans blue/cream int./black headliner, SOLD in 2012 sadly...

Other hardware:
2015 Cayenne S (wife's new DD and definitely wroooommmmm)
2016 Tundra 1794 edition crew cab, luxo hauler
2005 Tundra crew cab, weekend hauler. Sold after 150k very happy miles.