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11-23-2011, 05:57 PM
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Alignment question
Hi all...I just had my right lower control arm replaced on my 01 X5 3.0
When I drive the car now I think the steering wheel is very slightly to the left if I want to keep it perfectly going straight. I was told by the shop I do not need alignment. What is the opinion of everyone though? Should I do it or it will adjust itself over time with the new lower control arm. How much is usually alignment for the X? Never done one before. 
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11-23-2011, 06:21 PM
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stealer quote is ~$250 here in front of me, so ~2.5 hour labor according to them.
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11-23-2011, 06:30 PM
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11-23-2011, 06:52 PM
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It -seems- to me that a minor steering wheel offset when you did one side wouldn't be unreasonable.. I know that when they replace both my rears next spring, that they nearly insist on it.. ymmv
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carpe` cevesi knf 01 topaz e53 3i 5m 120k mi = $9.7K + $2.4K when seller says "needs nothing" (131K) Drew Cary: I love driving stewpid in hella thunderstorms.. I roll stop-signs.. get pulled over, the high-school cop says, "Do you know why I pulled you over?" I say, "Sure.. do you know why I did it?" 2012 Election: Congress has determined that government beatings of all taxpayers must continue until morale has improved Gone: '67 Galaxie LTD 2D aqua, 72 Pinto, 76 Elite, e12 track.. long road
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#5
11-23-2011, 07:47 PM
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A minor offset is probably fine as you said, but I'm a little perfectionist and I wanted to be just right as it was before. I called my local dealer and they quoted me $149 for about 2hrs work and they actually have a $99 special going on right now, so I will just go ahead and do it.
I'm still wondering why replacing the right lower control arm would cause a minor offset in the steering wheel?
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#6
11-23-2011, 08:05 PM
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Only one side done? I would have done both at the same time. Chances are the other one is near its expiry date too. Either that or you have a problem with the right side of your car..
 And yes, I would recommend getting the alignment done as a matter of course. Any changes to suspension setup will change angles and distances, no matter how close tolerances within the parts are. Your steering wheel now being in a different position is telling you that. 
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11-23-2011, 09:07 PM
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My bmw tech assured me I only need to change one side, I also looked at it. The left side is solid and like new, the right one was giving up, so I only wanted to change the right. I didn't want to do the alignment, since it was not needed, but I will go crazy if I don't do it now. So, all is good.
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