Is there a tool available to install Bushing on transmission linkage connected to Neutral Safety Switch? The old bushing is just not there anymore. Any advise on how to install it in such a narrow space since the bushing is of very hard material. I plan to attempt to install the busing this weekend and would appreciate any advice.


Pete2

You can soak the bushing in hot water for a minute, they will become soft and you can ease them in with your fingers.

or

cut the bushing at a right angle, insert the bushing into the eyelet hole and work your way around the hole to get the whole bushing in. The cut wont affect its working performance.

or

you can use a couple of sockets and a bolt to ease it in.

the cut and install is the easiest.

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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)

The key is to soak it in boiling water. Need to soften it up before trying to install. I could not prise it in with my fingers but seems like I used pliers and maybe a small metal plate over it to press it in.

yeah - forgot the boiling hot part.

it gets bubblegum soft after that.

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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)

The bushing won't snap straight in, you need to place it an an angle then work it around.

Mine did not get soft but it got softer. Was still hard to get it in.

You could remove the NSS lever, push the bushing in, reinstall lever and calibrate the switch arm before tightening it.


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