Classic BMW | Subframe Bushing Replacement | E28 Polyurethane 

I had to do this job on my '88 535is,....I recall I cut the inside of the bushing out and Hammered it out using a Large Screwdriver, etc. I then made a simple Press Tool to press the new bushing,...applying Soapy water to the OEM Bushing and pressing it in. Good work. PS: That removal process is wayyyyy faster than my method! Edit: One of the best driver 5's BMW ever made!

Just knock out this job tonight, thanks for the video, saved me a ton of time.

Doing this on an e30 soon. You made this look easy enough thanks

I did this job this weekend and Huey, if you came up with this, hats off to you. This is the way to go. Gettin the studs out took a lot of pounding. That part too me probably an hour. When removing the bushing,I suggest wedging the big socket in sideways. On the first side with it up and down, it just pushed down inside and did nothing so I fished it out and turned it sideways. You have to be very patient with the heat (15-20 minutes) but there’s nothing more satisfying than seeing the bushing ooze out! Installing the Powerflex bushings was a piece of cake . Now, no more rear end clunk!

One note, either a flame or a heat gun works, it’s slow going at first and takes time till you generate enough heat into the bushing before it starts to slide. You’ll see some slight separation at the bottom of the bushing at first - but keep going and it will slide out easily!!!

Good video. One more job I have to tackle. Feel more confident now, thanks.

That's a very approachable technique. Thanks for taking the time and capturing the process. There's not much about E28's that isn't a review or some clickbait 1000hp video. This is also the same process for the E28 M5. I ended up using the poly filled OEM bushes from Garagistic. Cheers mate!

I’ve never seen this job done before without dropping the entire sub frame. Shop wanted $1028.00 long Island to replace my 87 535 sub bushings and change rear brake lines... rather just spend a weekend doing it myself with a torch like you. I bought an entire lemforter control arm kit that came with these.. but I am debating not using their product. I have some friends that you have e28 and e24s that went power flex and said it’s has more durability and will just last longer. Thanks for this video! Your 535 is beautiful, please share more videos

BMW e28 Rules! Mine is 524td.

Great job and great way to make it simple.

So helpful. Thank you!!

Good video. Thank you

omg, I might not give up on my 528e after watching your video. Um, question, do you like the e 28?....I love my e28 but feel cramped specifically for head-room cause I"m 6'2". Thanks for sharing with the world!

What about increased road noise with the poly bushings?

God Work 😉👍

Hi! What kind of tool did you used to remove bushing from sub frame?

Did you have do disconnect abs and brake lines etc?

Did you have to remove the strut assembly?

Are there any drawbacks to going with poly over the oem bushings such as increased noise or decreased comfort?

Good job bud

Any suggestions to get that bolt out?

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