you can reach it from above going from behind if you drop the mounting bar of the transmission, you can then use the pliers tool.

In one case I just cut the bushing at an angle, pushed one side in the hole and worked the bushing into the hole - works perfectly. To put the clip back on I just wedge a screwdriver into a clip hang it on the rod - then clip it on.

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)