BMW E30 Rear Subframe Removal & Rear Beam Bushing Removal | 007

BMW E30 Rear Subframe Removal & Rear Beam Bushing Removal | 007

In this video, we take on the notoriously difficult task of BMW E30 rear subframe removal.

Here's what I used for the job:
Sealey low entry jack: https://ebay.us/jgKUw0
Big Dewalt Impact Gun (950nm of torque): https://ebay.us/Uo79qv​
Dewalt Battery: https://ebay.us/aaS9GY
Impact socket set: https://ebay.us/Ilr9qt​
Angle grinder: https://ebay.us/Hi2slE
Plus gas: https://ebay.us/OTCi3X
12 Ton Press: https://ebay.us/waMGUl
Blasting Cabinet: http://ebay.us/vcr3kY​
Iron Silicate Blast Media: http://ebay.us/njGttg

This is commonly referred to as the BMW E30 rear beam depending on who you ask. It's located at the rear of the car and bolts to the chassis just in front of the rear wheel arches.

Attached to it are the rear trailing arms and differential which many people choose to remove first to get the e30 rear beam out more easily.

We decided to have a go at dropping the whole rear subframe complete with the diff, rear trailing arms and driveshafts still in place.

We were initially thwarted by the rear section of the exhaust not being removable but found a way to lower the silencer down to give us just enough room to take the complete rear end out sideways.

The biggest problem we had was the e30 rear subframe bushings. These original rubber beam bushings have a metal central part, I suppose it could be described as a spacer. This metal spacer has a tendency to weld itself to the chassis over time, and sadly this had happened to mine.

We ended up cutting the rubber between the inner and outer of the bushing and leaving the central portion in place to deal with at a later date.

Once the BMW e30 rear subframe was removed, the next task was pressing out those e30 rear beam bushings, which we did with relative ease using a bearing press kit and our new 12-ton press.

With the beam now de-rusted and all painted up in black, it'll have some time to cure before being paired up with the newly reinforced rear trailing arms from my previous video.

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