Rear LCA Bushings
 

Has anyone replaced the LCA bushings - all 4.
How good or bad was the process.
I eyeballed it around Thanksgiving.
Too cold to go crawling around now.
For those that have done it, how long did it take you..

Is it safe to assume you mean the bushings of part number 15 below? The other If so, I do believe they are sold as part of the arm (you have to buy the whole piece).

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Here's a thread on that subject: http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...bone-bush.html

He details what it took to replace them on page 5 of the thread. I would think that how long it takes depends a lot on what you have for equipment and experience.

Bushings can be found ! I ovehauled my fronts.
Plan to the rear before my post winter alignment.

I did up upper control arms awhile back and that did alot to keep the last 2 alignments in spec (I get alignments yearly).

So on my list the lower bushes in #15, lower balljoint and both the guiding and intergral link. Too cold to look at the bags, but I think I still have some life out of them.

Rear Shocks are getting swapped as well. Noticed a lil oil during winter tar swap

No need to buy the comlpete arm for the inner lower bushes. The info is in the link from davintosh.
Here is a link to the Lemforder site
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part no 34934 01 WebCat 3


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And an eBay seller BMW 5 Series E60 E61 x5 E53 Rear Axle Lower Arm Bush Kit N S | eBay

there is a good video on You Tube, VAC motorsport e53 rear tire wear, they show how to diagnose the problem correctly.
I am replacing my rear ball joints and bushing [ the wish bone is one piece from BMW] check it out.

How did I miss that?! Good to know, that they can be had w/o having to buy the whole arm. I stand corrected. :thumbup:

I got around to checking out my *rear end* today.
At 101K, a slight oil leak on one shock, which I noticed during Winter Tire Swap.
Uppers were done awhile back.

Surprisingly, rear BJ and lower bushes seems good.

I've yet to check the subframe.