What did you do to / for your E53 today??

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I'm on my second set of Goodride SA-57 - what appear to be a Bridgestone Potenza GIII copy. And same here, performance is surprisingly good for a set of 4 tyres that cost around the same as one Michelin.

[g300d]

^Good to hear about other budget options to consider.

[g300d]

For the 4.6, did the front differential and rear differential fluids with Amsoil Signature Series 75w110. Transfer case got Redline D4 ATF.

We did the fluid change in the wash area so we could degrease and power wash the front and bottom of the engine while the stiffener plate was down. Used up a lot of degreaser lol!

[Factory6speed]

I got the rear subframe down and all apart. Took forever, the driver side axle was quite stuck. I wasted a good portion of Saturday hitting it with the air hammer. It needed to soak for a few hours then finally moved. To lower it I just used a floor jack under the diff and then another one under the front half of the diff from the side. It went down really nicely. I have to figure out how to press the wheel bearings out and the parking brake cables are totally shot.

[Effduration]

Can you please keep us informed? I am about to tackle rear bearings using AWR-DIY and woudl be eager to hear what you encounter. MY rear subframe is very rusty.

[andrewwynn]

For the rears, slide hammer to pull the hub off the old bearing then cut a notch in the race that stays behind to pull off the hub.

Bearing press kit the best way to push the hub onto the new bearing but you can use as large screw and find some metal rings or maybe PVC pipe connectors just the right size. I was thinking a large pipe flange like people use to make handrails and at least 3/4 greased up bolt but 7/8 or 1" is better.

Don't make the mistake lots of DIY do and hammer the hub on. If you impact the outer race you might as well start over.

My favorite part of my diy is the slot in the tip of the bolts to snug them with a long flat screwdriver bit.


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[X5chemist]

I see I'm not the only one that likes directional tires.

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Originally Posted by X5chemist

I see I'm not the only one that like directional tires.

It's the motorcyclist in me!

Drive 503miles (810km) over this past weekend, 250miles in the dry, 250miles in very heavy, driving rain, and the last 3miles in inch-deep snow!!

It never put a foot wrong or felt like it was about too - even hitting shallow standing water on the road at 60mph or crawling up and down the snowy hills (at WELL less than 60mph!!).

Job done.

[X5chemist]

Wait! 503 miles on an island? It's like driving halfway across my state!

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Originally Posted by X5chemist

Wait! 503 miles on an island? It's like driving halfway across my state!

This "island" is 923kms (573miles) long by road...

A full lap is about 1,600kms or 1,000miles. Done that trip, with detours, in the X5 a couple of times now.