How To Remove Stuck BMW E30 Subframe Bushings From The Chassis | 012

How To Remove Stuck BMW E30 Subframe Bushings From The Chassis | 012
When I removed the BMW E30 rear beam from the chassis, I ran into an issue where the centres of the E30 rear subframe bushings could not be removed from the chassis.
Seemed like they had corroded and effectively welded them in place.
To get the rear subframe removed from the E30 we ended up breaking the bushing on the drivers side leaving only the top part stuck on the car, but the passenger side rear subframe bushing had to have the rubber cut between the inner and outer part of the OEM bushing to allow the beam to come down.
Here's what I use in this video:
Parkside Angle Grinder: ebay.us/RUQyni
Angle Grinder Cutting Discs: ebay.us/P4vO9M
What's now left of the rear beam bushings is stuck to the chassis solid and doesn't want to come off at all.
In looking it up, this seems to be a fairly common problem BMW E30 enthusiasts encounter when refreshing their rear subframe bushings. So I figured I'd record my efforts to get them removed and share what worked.
I hope this video will be useful to those with the same stuck bushing issue as I had.
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[@adamhaycroft5610]

This episode brought back memories!

[@RetiredTechnician]

Yes.. they’re a right pain 😅, the angle grinder method worked well, I knocked the long bolts up into the car to remove them and used a thick flathead driver as a chisel to knock from above, still not easy.. just better than being under the car with bits falling in your eyes lol

[@PompeyMatt17]

you probably know by now but at

[@anjulynamay2901]

Saving this for when I do this… the east coast is not kind to these cars

[@robinvancalster270]

How did you remove the rubber from the bushing ?

[@bmw-e30]

A job that your mechanic does not want to see you arriving with.