e34.535i.sport
05-29-2007, 01:41 PM
You may have seen one of my many bushing threads, as its took an age for me to get this rear subframe bushing job done. Now im finally getting there i have a problem.
I got an old bush out, and started to insert the new one until it stopped with about 1cm to go. Tried for a week to get it in but no luck (i didn't use the freezer trick). Anyway, i decided to cut it out and start again with an electric saw. Got it out just now, and found i managed to cut into the subframe hoop a little.
There's a ridge that you can get your nail in, prob only about 1mm deep at the top and gets less deep as you go down the hoop. When you are about 3/4 the way down the hoop the ridge is gone (i never cut anything straight). Its in the place where the arm connects to the hoop so i assume this is a good thing at least, but im worried incase this is going to cause any problems in future? What should i do, or will it be ok?
Please put my mind at rest really worried now, what do you think?
P.S. I will be inserting the new bushing tomorrow once its had some time in the freezer.
I got an old bush out, and started to insert the new one until it stopped with about 1cm to go. Tried for a week to get it in but no luck (i didn't use the freezer trick). Anyway, i decided to cut it out and start again with an electric saw. Got it out just now, and found i managed to cut into the subframe hoop a little.
There's a ridge that you can get your nail in, prob only about 1mm deep at the top and gets less deep as you go down the hoop. When you are about 3/4 the way down the hoop the ridge is gone (i never cut anything straight). Its in the place where the arm connects to the hoop so i assume this is a good thing at least, but im worried incase this is going to cause any problems in future? What should i do, or will it be ok?
Please put my mind at rest really worried now, what do you think?
P.S. I will be inserting the new bushing tomorrow once its had some time in the freezer.