Hi all,
My E53 2006 X5 3.0i 6spMT with 140K has been making the "clanking sounds" in the rear CV joint for a few years.
Time to do proper repair...
I am familiar with BMW driveshaft issues (CSB usually wearing out at 150K+, rear CV Joint grease drying out). I last did this in my
1998 528i with 160K and wrote it up here, but I hated exhaust work bc of the rusted exhaust nuts/bolts:
https://www.bimmerfest.com/threads/d...grease.914069/
For X5, this youtuber did the front 1/2 job (CSB, Giubo) without addressing the rear CV joint grease issue.
He did it w/o removing the exhaust.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdaCToKLo8c
I want to do a complete job as I did for my 1998 528i (which is CSB, Giubo, bushing and re-grease the rear CV joint)...
My question is: can one remove the E53 M54 X5 driveshaft
w/o removing the exhaust?