Hi good people of N. American Motoring,

So I've got that knocking noise from the rear and I can see the rubber bushings for the sway bar are in pretty horrible shape.

Ive searched for the past hour and all I can find are the Powerflex 21.4mm polyurethane option (strange, isnt MCS rear sway bar 22mm?) but no OEM option. I'd go for the Powerflex but they arent precut with a slit and I dont want to mess with that.

Also, when I go to Mini/BMW's online store for my local dealer it only shows the bushings as a set with the sway bar but not available to buy separately.

Is this accurate, can I not actually order OEM replacement bushings anywhere and is there no part number for them?

 

OEM sway bars' bushings are bonded to the bar, and are NOT serviceable.
The bushing rubber resistance is part of the engineering.
Some have removed bushings from the bar and used aftermarket.
The issue doing that, is that the sway bar's stiffness are determined using the bushing rotation resistance.
Using aftermarket neoprene will lower the bars rating.

I dont think the OEM bar is 22mm

My recommendation is to replace the bar with a VIP 23mm solid , $249 shipped
http://www.vipcustomparts.com/F56%20parts%20page.htm

That was my first bar, and was amazing.
You can then service the bushings in the future.