Replacement of bushing for the front control arm for BMW X5

[vladc77]

I'd like to find DIY for the replacement of bushing for the front control. I did not find anything for E53 model. I am wondering if someone can point me out to a good source of the information. I am planning to replace old front control bushing with the part# 31126769715 on PowerFlex PFF5-905-29 FRONT ANTI ROLL BAR TO CHASSIS 29MM. My concern is how to remove old one from the tension strut and insert new. Any advice is highly appreciated.

[TriX5]

Her is a link, some of the last fotosshow the tension strut bushing replacement.

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...tempt-2-a.html


That said, I already bought a set and I real ized I need a shop press to do this. Wondering if anyone knows what size press I need? 6, 20, 50 T?

[vladc77]

Great post! Thank you for sharing it with me.
I am also wondering if I need to do alignment after replacement only front control bushing with the part# 31126769715. It looks like that it should not misalign front wheels, but I am not sure.

[romeokc10]

Can this be done with the arm still on the car?

[vladc77]

I only need to take out the part# 31126769715.

[mywidebody02]

it will be kind of hard to get the arm on the press while its on the car. the bushing isn't coming out without a press.

[740ilDuke]

Great write up X5girl, I will use it when I need to for sure. I put the powerflex bushings on my last E38 and they did great. They will however give the X5 a tighter feel, as they don't absorb shock like the OEM bushings do.

Romeokc10, you have to remove them in order to press them out and press in the new bushings.

[romeokc10]

Ok thanks, I've got some Powerflex bushings also, just been too lazy to put them in. However after doing some research I did find a thread on one of the other BMW sites where a guy made his own press from stuff he bought at Home Depot/Lowes.