I'm currently doing this job on my 94 E20 wagon and have a question about using the zdmak tool when pushing the new bushing in. I used the tool to get the old bushing out toward the rear of the car, i.e. the tool pushed the bushing towards the rear of the car into the larger receiver.

My question is about using the tool to put the new bushing in. The OP seemed to indicate that the bushing should go in from the rear toward the front of the car and that the tool would somehow limit the travel of the new bushing so that it isn't pushed in too far and out the other side.

I'm not seeing how the tool should be used to get the new bushing in other than to just pull it the same way I pulled the old bushing out, i.e. from front toward the rear. Can anyone advise if there is a different way to use the tool when pressing/pulling the new bushings?