RTAB Tool - Page 2 - United Bimmer Community

**defkon99** · 06-01-2006, 03:55 PM

E36/E46 Trailing Arm Bushing/Rear Subframe Tool - New Version
on backorder

Shit on back order!

**defkon99** · 06-02-2006, 11:15 AM

just been doinf some hardcore searching this is day 3. i found this think it will work ? i mean does this kit look like its got all the parts for remove/install?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Musta...45110874QQrdZ1

**Dudesky** · 06-02-2006, 12:12 PM

**gkoutsis** · 06-22-2006, 02:44 PM

Check on www.ebay.co.uk

Search for "BMW trailing" and you will find a guy from The Netherlands selling a tool.

Do you think its good?

**bitcore** · 06-22-2006, 03:39 PM

I made one from home depot, worked like a charm
2 2" endcaps and some beefy ass allthread\bolts.
I drilled and airhammed the bushing out, so no press needed there...

Nice manufacturing there, I wish I had access to equipment to make stuff like this, A NICE tool like that sure does make things more helpful, ghetto tools work but usually end up tearing up things a little bit\being dangerous to limbs\face and are almost always a pain in the ass... But they usually involve a drill and a power saw so its sometimes fun >: )

Now if you could invent a tool to make rear wheel bearings easy and cheap.... That'd be sweet!

**Dudesky** · 06-22-2006, 06:26 PM

^^^Ehh, as you may have read in the DIY that followed, the tool didn't work well for pulling out the old bushing, but it worked like a charm for installing the new one . . I made the legs a wee bit too wide

As for the wheel bearing tool, defkon bought one, and has offered to rent it out to members

**gkoutsis** · 06-22-2006, 06:31 PM

I was referring to this tool....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Special-Tool-r...QQcmdZViewItem

Somehow I think this is only for putting them back and not removing them....

**Dudesky** · 06-22-2006, 06:59 PM

^^^No, that will also work for removal, just reverse the positioning of the tool.

**gkoutsis** · 06-22-2006, 07:25 PM

Doesn't the bushing have a flange?

**gkoutsis** · 07-05-2006, 12:42 AM

Small Update, that tool will not work for removal!

I thought by removing the flange on the original bushing, I could use it but I was wrong. The part which is suppose to push the bushing from the back is one mm thicker and it snugs in the arm when beeing used. I could have sanded the outer surface a bit but I just wanted to get over with it.

Fitting back was a breeze. Less than 2 mins

Storamin · 07-05-2006, 04:49 AM

dudesky my man... how much to ship it the tool to 15010?

removing is easy, just involves some convincing

fitting it in... that's the difficult part!

**Dudesky** · 07-05-2006, 07:03 AM

^^^Can't imagine it being more than 5 to 8 bucks. Just PM me with your address and I'll ship it out ASAP. Whatever it ends up costing, just throw the $$ in with the tool whenever you send it back, no worries.

Storamin · 07-05-2006, 04:32 PM

i did the right rear RTAB without any tool, and i will NOT be attempting the left in such a fashion!