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Originally Posted by 4Hockey4
The old ones had to be machined out. They should not just pop out (per mechanic) and had to remove arms to do so. From BMW control arm thread:
"Control arm bushing needs to be pressed out of the bracket. There is no good way to do it without a hydraulic press. I used to not own a press so I would take my bushings to a local machine shop to be pressed out"
He said if they "pop" right out, they were in really bad shape.
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Ah, OK. So, it was to get the old bushing out of the arm. Yeah, they need to be pressed out. Thanks.
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