[E30] bushings replacement while swapping a timing belt...

[alex.fadeev@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Folks,
I'm about to do my fourth timing belt job and this time around I'm thinking
about replacing all the bushings holding the alternator, power steering
pump and the AC compressor. I suspect that one of them is causing the
hiss-hiss belt noise coming from my engine bay that did not go away after
the last t-belt/auxiliary-belts swap.
The last time I spied around the engine bay I could not tell if these
bushings truly need replacement. But they've been there for the last 13
years and 200K miles and must have seen better days.
Thus my questions:
1. Are there any short cuts to making the bushing swap job easier and
saving a few knuckles in the process?
2. What's a good source for picking up all the bushings I will need as well
as anything else that will break while I try to get them out?
3. Anything else I can do while I'm taking off the compressor, the PS pump
and the alternator (other than replacing the alternator brushes)?

New water pump, t-blet tensioner and aux. belts are already part of this
job.

TIA,
alex f
'89 325i with 201K miles

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