I have new struts...now how do I replace them?
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I received my new struts yesterday and have searched for a DIY but cannot find it anywhere for the e60.
Does anyone know the procedure to change the front struts?
I have removed the tire, the pinch bolt, the top 3 bolts under the hood, and the strut is loose, but I cannot get it completely out of the strut carrier.
Does anyone know the procedure to change the front struts?
I have removed the tire, the pinch bolt, the top 3 bolts under the hood, and the strut is loose, but I cannot get it completely out of the strut carrier.
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Wow, talk about putting the horse before the cart. I give you credit for buying what you needed and setting out to do it on your own, but shouldn't you have looked first for the procedure???
Try this: Replacing tension struts
Try this: Replacing tension struts
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Here's an awesome DIY by Joe aka "Rizbel." A lot of pics included. Good luck
https://5series.net/forums/topic/853...1#entry1005275
https://5series.net/forums/topic/853...1#entry1005275
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Wow, talk about putting the horse before the cart. I give you credit for buying what you needed and setting out to do it on your own, but shouldn't you have looked first for the procedure???
Try this: Replacing tension struts
Try this: Replacing tension struts
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man that's a steal. i can easily do all of this work myself. i have every BMW tool you could think of and any tool to do pretty much any job. But if I could pay someone $80 to do it for me and sit back I'd pay in a heartbeat! I could do something else with my time. However, i am EXTREMELY picky so i'd first have to know the worksmanship tech does. I do not just let anyone touch anything of mine. I find it hard to trust that someone will take the time to treat something as if its their own. Most will give you shit work and that's why I end up doing everything myself anyway.....people are just not good enough for me..so i've been told.
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