control arm bushings cracking

[vinuneuro]

Originally Posted by sapanp9

well i called him this morning to find out which ones were bad the front or the rear and he said the front. so i went underneath the car and i checked everything i mean everything i was down there for a while and saw no cracks anywhere on the bushings. so iam wondering if he was giving me bs. what are the symptoms to cracked bushings?

Bushings don't neccessarily crack...when they go bad they develop excessive play.

[noncom23]

Originally Posted by BimmerDude

It would be leaking a fluid out. Like blackish grey...

You mean CV Boot?

[Tomaz]

Originally Posted by BimmerDude

It would be leaking a fluid out. Like blackish grey...

There is no fluid in the control arm bushings. The bushings can be seen by looking under the front of the car. The bushing is a round rubber piece of about 3" in diameter that holds the aluminum trailing arm in place on the frame end. Cracks are usually visible if present.

[BimmerDude]

Yeah huh!!! Like I said, mine were leaking this fluid when I had them changed. So I don't get the huh? Do you not agree. Then explain why the bushings leaked...

[BimmerDude]

I don't know if we are talking about he same part, but mine are right under the front of the suspension. They cracked and started to leak out this fluid. Its not the CV boot, I know what that is, I had it done at dealer, they had to replace both bushings since they come in pairs...

[vinuneuro]

Originally Posted by BimmerDude

Yeah huh!!! Like I said, mine were leaking this fluid when I had them changed. So I don't get the huh? Do you not agree. Then explain why the bushings leaked...

Bushings don't leak jackass. And don't act like this after I gave you tons of support during your oil separator and main seal deal. Ungrateful bastard .

[rupe]

control arm is one end with the ball joint attach to the wheel and the other end rubber atch to the body
after a period of wear and tear the ball joint get play and limited the lubrication and make noise like squeek
i did replace my not too long ago
i purchase it for $80.00 each do it my self

[rogerkiu]

If it is only the bushing problem and the joint is good, you can just replace the bushing mount. It is a very cheap part withcheap labor, but very hard to DIY since you do not have the special tool to do it. It usually needs 20-25 tons of presure to press the rubber mount out and in. So just let the garage or BMW service center do it.

[fast4d]

question to the OP. do you hear any noises from the suspension?

$500 is too much just to replace the control arms. typical stealer shit.

[JiggaJ429]

You can do this yourself. The lower control arms are easy to replace, and can save you a bunch of money. The DIY article on the front page is great. I replaced both front lower arms on my '01 X5 a couple weeks ago and it is a pretty quick job.