Reply With Quoteusually the lower arm bushings dont go bad....the ball joint generally give out before it does (which makes the clunk)
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how to tell lower control arms bad?
How can you tell the lower control arms bad? Seaching through archives found that most were just replaced when the thrust arms are replaced.
I can twist mine a bit. Nothing looks bad. the boots are solid and the rubber bushing looks solid. I think I get a soft clunk every once in a while
BTW, the upper thrust arms have been recently replaced with lemforder and 750i bushings. As have the sway bar links.
I have no 45-65 mph shimmy. However, I do have a bit of vibration in the steering and brake pedel when I first put on the brakes. Push the brakes hard and it goes away. It may be brakes not loer control arms.
Opinion?
Thanks,
1995 525i Auto, M50TU 2.5L, EAT chip, 1/95 build, USA, 205/65/15 tires, ASC+T, HID, lumbar, EC Mirror, BMW Alpine 5 radio with BMW-Pioneer CD Changer, abt 236k miles, Oxford Green/Parchment
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usually the lower arm bushings dont go bad....the ball joint generally give out before it does (which makes the clunk)
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they should last 100k or so.
95 E34 530I V2.37
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I could "twist" my old ones (by hand) quite a bit, probably a 1/2 inch in both directions. My new ones are solid as a rock. Hopefully they'll stay that way for a while!
1993 525iA M50TU
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208,888 miles
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