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X53Jay4.8is

10-25-2016 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by CapeX5 (Post 1091297)

:bustingup
Or, when it breaks apart, the inner tube let's go and the axle breaks and he rolls the thing down a snowy ditch......f'n tool. I am out on this one. The most ridiculous thread I have seen in a long time. Rubber bands and inner tubes.....classic

:iagree:

shevin

10-25-2016 11:29 PM

ok I think you guys convinced me to go fix it correctly, my next step is finding a mechanic which will do it for me at a reasonable price. is there a website or directory of mechanics for different states?

jsoto

10-25-2016 11:37 PM

maybe here

BMW Repair Shops & Mechanics Near minneapolis | BimmerShops.com

jcp240z

10-26-2016 12:50 AM

Or here

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...ationwide.html

upallnight

10-26-2016 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by CapeX5 (Post 1091196)

You obviously don't want to fix this. You keep saying it isn't making noise anymore and now you want to wrap a inner tube around it. For Gods sake, just f'n sell it or go buy a honda. This is a basic repair, and the fact you let it go so long is proof you have no intention of repairing it correctly. I get sick of people using duct tape on a $60K dollar car. And it is an older car, it needs maintenance. Just sell it

Instead of buying a 10+ year old car, he should buy a car that is a couple of years old with a warranty. A Kia or Hyundai that is a lot newer than a BMW X5 would have cost him the same as that BMW. Too many beer budget owners with Champagne taste these days.

shevin

10-26-2016 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by jcp240z (Post 1091349)

Or here

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...ationwide.html

Thank you so much, you are posts are so helpful ! :thumbup:

thrillcat

10-26-2016 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by shevin (Post 1091368)

Thank you so much, you are posts are so helpful ! :thumbup:

I can give a recommendation for IMOLA Motorsports. Great shop.

lo_jack

10-26-2016 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby (Post 1091286)

Do it right or do it twice (or more often in OP's case)

My old shop shirt (that I still wear) has our unofficial motto on it:

We do it right because we do it twice.
We do it right because we do it twice.

Allow me to present an alternative.

You could just get:
an el cheapo rockauto (or similar) halfshaft
axle nut
tube of grease
24" or better cheater bar (for the axle nut)
18" pry bar (to pop the halfshaft)

and have that thing changed in a couple of hours. It's not a 100k mile halfshaft, but it's a hundred bones tops for all that, and you will be rolling again.

Joshdub

10-26-2016 04:36 PM

^ That's what I had to resort to. Found the ripped boot over the weekend and had a trip on Monday. I could only source a shitty $90 Napa axle (not that I would have spent the $700 for an OE had the dealer had one in stock on a Saturday). It lasted two years/40k before the boot failed.

shevin

10-26-2016 05:02 PM

Update:

took it to a Bimmer shop, he was impressed with my car, how nice it drives and it has absolutely no noise,
he noticed the noise was because of my brakes, which are almost gone, he also said the axle is in perfect shape. he repeated completely perfect. it was good that I found out about the torn boot before it makes any damage to the axle.

I will have my CV boots and brakes replaced at same time.

so for other people who might google and find this thread. those kind of random noise from the wheel that goes away randomly might be from your brakes pad or brake rotors

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