on the hunt for noise from the rear....suspension?

[healtoeit]

just Checked my dog bones....and the one where the noise is coming from is loose and bushes worn.....is it just a case of removeing the two bolts and replaceing bushes and bones ....bently manual doesn't go into detail....i.e is something going to ping off and collapse the rear suspension?

Yea just make sure you have the suspension supported when you do this, Nothing will fall but it will be easier to put them back in.
It is a simple task but a major pain in the ass imo.

[wiggy1406]

Yea just make sure you have the suspension supported when you do this, Nothing will fall but it will be easier to put them back in.
It is a simple task but a major pain in the ass imo.

Thanks

As i have so far replace the radiator, head and gasket, distributor and rotor and timing belt and tensioner......i'm getting used to pain in the ass evolutions!!

Mike

[Tiger]

Dogbones are easy to change. Just jack car up as usual and support the car with jack stand. The only thing pain in the ass is getting the bolt off... I used impact gun and combination wrench so it was fast and painless.

Otherwiise, you have to have a breaker bar to loosen the nut and then use ratchet to take it out. Combination wrench is required to hold the bolt while you are loosening.

Nothing will move out of place when you remove it. I jacked it up and let the wheel hang loose. I also removed the wheels for easy access.

The sway bar links are more pain in the ass but with two floor jacks... it is quite easy to do.

[e34.535i.sport]

The sway bar links are more pain in the ass but with two floor jacks... it is quite easy to do.

I changed mine fairly easily using one stand, just done one side at a time. The only difficult part is removing the bush-end of the old links. I used the old trusty hand saw.

[Tiger]

Don't even need to go that far. You spray some WD-40 or penetrating fluid and it will slip right off with prybar.

Clean up the WD-40 before installing new links... and I used dishwashing liquid or Windex and soak the link and it slips right in... with some effort.

WD40 and any oil will eat the rubber... so be careful!

[e34.535i.sport]

Don't even need to go that far. You spray some WD-40 or penetrating fluid and it will slip right off with prybar.

I wish mine would have! I tried this for some time but didn't get anywhere... The ends of the bar had crusted up making them bigger than the hole in the links. Even after sanding it down I couldn't shift the little blighters with the trusty pry-pry!

The washing up liquid was a must for me too when getting the new ones on... I wouldn't even attempt to do it without it! I used fairy... Softer on hands and bushes.