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Rear camber

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 7:29 pm
by rhinoman
Can't get the rear camber in spec, upper arms and subframe bushes are new so on to the lower arm, anybody replaced the bushes instead of buying new arms.

Re: Rear camber

Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:32 pm
by Raj
Lower balljoint.

Only noticeable if you take the load off it by deflating the airbag. Can cause the camber to be out and not able to bring back in.

Re: Rear camber

Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 10:11 pm
by AVI-8
And if you're replacing the balljoint you'll need a special tool, you can get it on ebay there's a few people selling them, think they're around 60 quid

And if you end up having to do this you should also replace the integral links while you're in there, they're not too expensive and if my memory serves me correctly they have to come off in order to do the ball joints

Logan

Re: Rear camber

Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 10:13 pm
by rhinoman
[quote="AVI-8"]
And if you're replacing the balljoint you'll need a special tool, you can get it on ebay there's a few people selling them, think they're around 60 quid

And if you end up having to do this you should also replace the integral links while you're in there, they're not too expensive and if my memory serves me correctly they have to come off in order to do the ball joints

Logan
[/quote]

Any links please so I know exactly what I'm looking for.

Re: Rear camber

Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 10:22 pm
by rhinoman

Re: Rear camber

Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 10:40 pm
by Raj
That's the ones.

Test it first by deflating the rear airbag

But if you do replace them I have the genuine bmw tool for hire to use if you should so wish.

Re: Rear camber

Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 11:05 pm
by Steamyrotter
Video here shows you about it....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_guTE2ANcIg

Re: Rear camber

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 2:22 pm
by rhinoman
[quote="Raj"]
That's the ones.

Test it first by deflating the rear airbag

But if you do replace them I have the genuine bmw tool for hire to use if you should so wish.
[/quote]

Might take you up on that, what do you charge for the hire of?