CLUNK, BUMP, ???

[Bmwtvboy]

Turns out the clunking on the left front side was the strut tower bushings.
Apparently they didn't get replaced when the new Bils', went in 60K miles ago.
Most steering wheel vibration has also been removed. Replace left and right at 87. each plus labor. Darn.
SO I guess the mechanics that diagnosed "front arm thrust bushing" replacement missed the ball.
Why are these X5 so hard to diagnose? Why do so called"BMW " mechanics either really good or just plain bad at fixing an X5?
500 bucks later and it was still clunking until my FL guy found the problem.
Oh well.

[g300d]

Good you found the solution for that.

That's a big hunk o'rubber with a bearing in the middle. Personally never had one go bad on a lot of cars.

BMW suspensions are easy to diagnose...when it starts clunking, replace everything in the area lol!

[X53Jay4.8is]

Originally Posted by Bmwtvboy

Turns out the clunking on the left front side was the strut tower bushings.
Apparently they didn't get replaced when the new Bils', went in 60K miles ago.
Most steering wheel vibration has also been removed. Replace left and right at 87. each plus labor. Darn.
SO I guess the mechanics that diagnosed "front arm thrust bushing" replacement missed the ball.
Why are these X5 so hard to diagnose? Why do so called"BMW " mechanics either really good or just plain bad at fixing an X5?
500 bucks later and it was still clunking until my FL guy found the problem.
Oh well.

Once over 100K on the BMW front suspension and you hear a clunk it is best to refresh the entire front suspension. If they put new struts on your vehicle the bearing should have been changed as normal repair service procedure or it should have been recommended. Many of the post service headaches can easily be avoided if we attempt to make the repair a thorough one in case a suspension refresh. After all the mechanic had the struts out of the vehicle. Great time to do a refresh.

[StephenVA]