Image of worn bush in swing arm

X5Driver · Post by **X5Driver** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:38 pm

Just thought I would upload photos of worn bushes recently replaced, look pretty bad to me, cant buy them seperately so new arm fitted

x555 · Post by **x555** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:12 pm

These can be bought seperately i bought and replaced mine last week.

number 2 here... http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... fg=30&hl=3

About Â£50 iirc

x555 · Post by **x555** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:14 pm

Just to add if you do have the 'clunk' noise when pulling away this may well be the culprit and once changed it makes a hell of a difference to the car

X5Driver · Post by **X5Driver** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:33 pm

The individual bush in the pic can be got separately (no2 in realoem) but not the two left in the arm that's from 2 dealers and it's not on the oem site either. Was a warranty job anyway thank god as arm was over Â£300

dirtymonkey29 · Post by **dirtymonkey29** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 3:28 pm

Was that both sides for Â£300?

X5Driver · Post by **X5Driver** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 5:39 pm

That was for one arm (passenger side) which includes both bushes in but not the no2 in the parts diagram i.e. the two bushes and arm are one part on realoem its:

15 RIGHT SWING PART 1 33326770744 $314.00

dirtymonkey29 · Post by **dirtymonkey29** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 5:55 pm

I'd want the pair doing at the same time, both sides will be worn. Your new bushes will have a premature life if there helping to take up the slack from the other side

X5Driver · Post by **X5Driver** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 6:10 pm

I said the same to the Indy who fitted it and he said the other side was perfect. He also said he works on quite a few x5's and has never seen another one wear out the arm bushes

dirtymonkey29 · Post by **dirtymonkey29** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 7:46 pm

Fair enough

x555 · Post by **x555** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 8:57 pm

[quote=""X5Driver""]The individual bush in the pic can be got separately (no2 in realoem) but not the two left in the arm that's from 2 dealers and it's not on the oem site either. Was a warranty job anyway thank god as arm was over Â£300[/quote]
I stand corrected

i didn't know about the others i just presumed they would be replaceable like number 2

UrbanFlow · Post by **UrbanFlow** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 8:42 am

What are the symptoms of them going?

X5Driver · Post by **X5Driver** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 9:13 am

Handling wise no difference no clunks just a little annoying squeak like an old matteress over every little bump

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