Thread: Shaky at 50 MPH
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Old 01-03-2019, 09:46 AM
Dieselfan Dieselfan is offline
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Thank you for the responses.
I will have my tire re-balanced and take it from there. But deep down I have a bad feeling that some of my suspension parts are going.
There are three arms under there.

RealOEM.com - Online BMW Parts Catalog

- Control arms.
- Tension arms.
And
- Wish bones.
Replace all would be expensive. And all have bushing and ball joints.

I will check them all but you know how difficult they are unless the obvious like leaky and play.

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if light braking will 'trigger' this, you should consider the thrust arm bushings.
Ard. I think you're on to something. I do feel a bit more pronounce vibration when brake is applied softly. So Ard, Thrust arms are the same as Tension arms correct?

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In my E53 it was bad ball joints. A fresh rotate & balance always seemed to lessen it for a bit, but ball joints were bad & replacing them totally eliminated the issue.
Chris
Chris, thank you. Can you tell me which ball joints? Control? Tension or Wishbone?
TIA.

BTW, my front brakes are rubbing a little not to a point that it is hot to touch after driving but I can hear they squeak.
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