I believe the Bentley manual would have the torque spec.

I don't think there is a manual out yet for the e70

Ah yes. Sorry. I was thinking back to my E53 days.

Jarola: Have you done this project yet? Any pictures of the procedure you used? What exactly did you replace and what parts (brands) did you use? I need to do the same on my '08 ...

^^ do keep in mind that BMW makes the whole arm, and SOMETIMES just the bushing that gets worn.... I recommend replacing the bushing once, then the next time the whole arm- just becuse I only like pressing them out once as it does stress the arm a bit.

(If I posted this above, apologies...cannot see on this appliance)

Lucky you getting it fixed with the CPO. I have CPO and at 52000 miles they told me the bushings were bad and it's $550 to fix.

Weird. They replaced them without even telling me. I was unaware of them being worn, and didn't complain of any wheel shake. I actually had just went through this with FCABs on my E36 and figured that would be a job I'd do this spring.

Hello Jarola, what is the milage on your vehicle please?

It seems quite odd to this reader that BMW vehicles in the 50,000 - 60,000 mile range need replacements on silent block rubber bushing.

My 08 3.0 X5 is displaying some of the symptoms discussed here, and this thread certainly has caught my interest.

Ciao,
Dick

Dick,

When my bushings were replaced under CPO, I had about 54,000 miles on the clock. BMW replaced them without telling/asking me. They said they needed replacing. Just a data point.

Jeremy

Thrust arm bushings on MANY modern suspensions are subject to massive forces- the need for compliant ride coupled with demands for precise steering, means that this component will take a pounding. 50k-75k is not unusual. I've replaced these on my Infinti, MDX, E39M5....

Interestingly, often times they do not exhibit overt symptoms...just a gradual reduction in qualitative road feel, maybe more road noise/harshness. Replace them and you go "wow, this feels great". The other issue is that an undercar inspection will not diagnose these as 'obviously failed'...I cannot tell you how many times people will say "my mechanic said they are fine", yet when replaced they report success.

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