Hi, I bought the front control arm bushings and rear trailing arm bushings for my '05 MC, I want to know in anyone have pics of the installation process, I tried to install the rear ones but I don't know how to fit them.

The parts that outmotoring sent me are:
Front PFF5-101
Rear PFR5-110

I will appreciate your help, the sound of the stock front bushings is killing me!!

 

the sounds from the powerflex are gonna be so much worse than OEM.

 

Do not use anything but a stock bushing in the rear!!! Replace it with a stock unit if it is worn!

 

Do not use anything but a stock bushing in the rear!!! Replace it with a stock unit if it is worn!

 

The rear bushing PFR5-110 is actually an insert to firm up the oem rubber
trailing arm bushing for early MINIs ... up to 03/2003?
There's also a PFR5-1102 that is for later 1st Gen MINIs. You might need
that one if you're gonna put one in despite meb's warnings.
Here's an older thread about the rear bushing inserts.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ad.php?t=68901

 

So I will contact Outmotoring becuase they sent me the wrong bushings. But about the front control arm bushings, thay are noisy too?? I think that the OEM bushing will broke again quickly, my MC have only 45k miles and the front bushing are too damaged. I will appreciate if someone with them installed can give me his feedbak. Thanks for the help.

 

The front bushing installation is a bit involved. I will likely be doing this job soon, so I've been doing some research. A search dug up this page:

http://www.greenwayeng.com/wsmod/cooper/

...which looks pretty good for the DIY wrench...

This is another thread where the installation is done with the BMW/MINI bushing removal tool:

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ad.php?t=63869

 

Thanks very useful!!!!

 

Allow 4-6 hours for the front LCA bushing replacement.

 

Here's another approach https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ad.php?t=99725

 

Thanks

 

Did someone know the diameter of the stock bushing, I want to make the tool described above

 

I need this myself, so I hope to take a measurement this weekend.

 

you don't need a speciality tool for the front bushings. I used a cut-off wheel to carefully slice the old bushing and pry apart, slip off the old, lube slide on the new. press the collar back on, reinstall the a-arm. take the arm off the car it is easier to deal with. everything I needed can be found at any parts house. except for the press. took about 6 hours.

 

Umm... how did you get a cut off wheel in there?

 

Finally I installed the front bushings (what a pain!!!) but the rattles on the front right side continues, I verified the ball joints (2) and the strut and the are good.


What else can be????

Also outmotoring send me the bushings PFR5-1102, because first time they sent me the PFR5-110 (yellows)and they are for a 02 mini and I have an 05 MC. But why powerflex website says that the small ones (violet PFR5-1102)are for the 02 Minis????

Please tell me how to install the rear ones I have no idea how to do it. Pictures could be better!!!