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#1
08-30-2023, 09:46 PM
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Do you guys happen to know the plastic plug part number, if it even exists, for the trailing arm? I've got one missing, I figure it helps prevent trailing arm getting filled with dirt
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08-30-2023, 10:40 PM
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Aluminum duct tape will do the trick. I see no part number on real OEM bit you can get test plugs in any size, just measure and find on Amazon etc. Will prob be some bright color like red or green but you'll obliterated see when working under the car.
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2011 E70 • N55 (me) 2012 E70 • N63 (wife)
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08-31-2023, 08:24 AM
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Measured 31mm inside diameter
Closest plug is 1 1/4 inches, which is just over 32mm https://a.co/d/dcA1wJ9 Not bad for 208 plugs of different size, hopefully 32mm will do the trick 
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#4
09-08-2023, 12:59 AM
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Just finished replacing my swing arm bushings as well as the rear ball joints and sway bar links. Right side went fine, left side, total nightmare. The bolt holding the front bushing had seized to the inside of the bushing. I spent several hours trying to get it out. Finally gave up and cut it on either side of the bushing. Had to use diamond sawzall blades for that. The hardened bolt quickly eats standard metal blades.
I then tried driving out the piece of bolt stuck inside so I could use the press tool. No joy. Had to cut the rubber around the center to remove the center. Then used the press tool to remove the rest of the bushing. Went to install the new bushing and part of it hung up and got all cockeyed. Had to get another one overnighted along with the replacement bolt. Then had to cut the rubber out again. Before I tried installing again, I enlarged the bevel that the bushing goes into. Also created a slight bevel on the bushing. Did this so the chance of it hanging up like the previous was reduced. Got the new bushings in and used the ball joint press tool to remove and replace the ball joints. That was a breeze. Reassembled everything after that. I purchased the special tool for the swing arm bushings from ECS after I tried compressing the bushings with T hose clamps. They broke, so I opted for the tool.
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#5
09-08-2023, 03:19 AM
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Ahhh that sounds painful, glad you got it done!
I also had all the bolts seize real bad inside the bushings. I used this torch to heat it up, which allowed me to only spend a few minutes instead of a few hours getting it out. Worked like a charm https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/b...-0587578p.html
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#6
09-08-2023, 11:23 AM
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#7
09-08-2023, 03:34 PM
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My torch won't heat it enough to cut the bolt.
I wish I had oxy-acetylene torch. I just used it to heat up the bolt and bushing enough so that the two would separate. I kept heating up until I could turn the bolt inside the bushing. Once the bolt would turn, I was able to get it out. My torch was not strong enough to cut the metal. I think it can only go as high as 3000F, while oxy-ace heats up to 5000
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06-15-2026, 11:30 AM
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So there doesn't appear to be an affordable kit to do the job on the car without removing the whole swingarm?
This is what I's like to do https://youtu.be/GZoGwiz_TaI?si=fESBeuQ7mOiGt2qe
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#9
06-15-2026, 02:06 PM
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I have one similar to it that I used to change the swing arm bushings on my X. It's pretty much the only way to do it. I tried using hose clamps to compress the bushings, but they could do it. This ECS tool is about $100 less than the tool I bought to do the job. Less expensive on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/CTA-Tools-788...s%2C174&sr=8-3
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#10
06-15-2026, 08:25 PM
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Do I need all the bolts etc which are in the Meyle kit or just the 4 bushes?
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