is this bush ****ed?

[matt 2LT]

ive been pressing some new bushes into the rear subframe of my E46. all going well. then after doing the last main bush i look under it and see this:



it seems that i couldn't have had the metal pipe quite in the right place and has squashed the bush when being pressed.

so will this be fine?, or am i going to have to go the the trouble of removing it and fitting another?

i definatly can't see it coming back out, so can anyone see any reason why i should replace it?

cheers,
matt

[TheEnd]

You'll be ok there, thats just part of a locating lip, and the structural bits are deeper in.
As there isn't a lot of movement at that point, i wouldn't worry about it. If it was a training arm bush, i would expect it to be more of a problem, but i wouldn't worry about that personally

[soad]

I don't know- looks messy...

[Monkeylegend]

Would you be prepared to drive your car away if a garage had left it like this for you?

[Rich_W]

Replace. You'll only end up with a weird knocking noise in 1000 miles as it loads badly and gets progressively worse.

How much is a bush? £30?

[anonymous-user]

Rich_W said:

Replace. You'll only end up with a weird knocking noise in 1000 miles as it loads badly and gets progressively worse.

How much is a bush? £30?

I agree, it is cheaper to replace the part now (in terms of time you could spend doing something else) than when you have to do it in a few thousand miles if you have crushed it more than the exterior damage suggests. Just my 2p.

[coupeboy]

I would replace it, it would wreck my head just knowing it was not done properly.