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I am either related to Arnold or just a Retard...I'm thinking the latter... =/
So I tried to change out the pitmans today and not only did I snap the bolt on one side...but on the other side as well... =(
Ended up taking it to the mechanic and he quoted me $100 bucked to take the broken bolts out and install the new parts ( i thought that was a good deal)
So I decided to let him do the front links as well for another $40 as I am over suspension parts for awhile! haha
ahhhhhh sooooo frustrating!
Grand Master
How on earth did you manage that? those bolts look weird, but it's probably just from where they've stretched and snapped! Maybe the last person to put them in overtorqued them...
Major Contributor
ha! thats what the mechanic said too...he was like...how strong are you?! haha
k that is not funny! =(
But I jacked the car up...Loaded the suspension as the instruction on Bruno's site says and worked the breaker bar...I heard the initial snap...which I thought was a good sign as I felt the bolt break loose...then I tried to use the wrench and socket but I noticed that it was still too tight...so I worked the breaker bar some more...After 10 tugs for so I hear SNAP!...then the bolt falls...
I was shocked and pissed!
4 Grand Master
They were probably cross threaded when installed. Very Un-BMW like. Had they been replaced before?
If that's the case your mechanic will be earning his hundred dollars.
"The gas pedal wouldn't go to the floor if it weren't meant to be there"
Big, Big Time Poster
yea there seems to be a slight angle. sucks for a DIY but frankly for 100$ I would take heart and be happy.Originally Posted by Ross
By the way how do you move your car to the mechanics? By hand Arnold?
Major Contributor
I am not sure if they have been replaced before...I purchased the car when it had 91,000 on it so I find it highly unlikely that these parts would have gotten that bad in the last 100K...but then again they coul have used crappy parts...
but yes $100 is a great price IMO...
I actually threw the car on my shoulders and then jogged all the way to the mechanic...it wasn't that bad...only 6 miles!yea there seems to be a slight angle. sucks for a DIY but frankly for 100$ I would take heart and be happy.
By the way how do you move your car to the mechanics? By hand Arnold?
haha...j/k no I actually called AAA and they brought a flat bed and I towed it over there...
3 Grand Master
Its the 'yeah its only four bolts' syndrome. Should take you half an hour and takes all day. Its where the punch it, drill it, whack it skills come in. Normally works. But the worst scenario is snapping a tap. You KNOW you havent got a drill hard enough to go through it. But with any luck you know a man who has
Major Contributor
hahaha! funny you say that cause that is exactly what I thought...Had the music...the beer...the weather then BOOM!Its the 'yeah its only four bolts' syndrome. Should take you half an hour and takes all day. Its where the punch it, drill it, whack it skills come in. Normally works. But the worst scenario is snapping a tap. You KNOW you havent got a drill hard enough to go through it. But with any luck you know a man who has
ahhh...he called me today and was like no worries man I got your call all fixed...he is the ****!
I just found out that he is specially trained through BMW and Porsche!...I think he will be my mechanic for a long time to come
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Oh and I was talking to him earlier regarding gear oils and he was telling me that there is nothing like SWEPCO...
I was like do you like M1...his like do you dog crap?!
hahahaha!
he said RP and Amsoil are the second best next to SWEPCO....
has anyone here tried that stuff....he warned me that its pricey though!
Grand Master
I have learned over the years to tighten a bolt first before loosening them. And plenty of PB Blaster. If they are really rusty I set my pneumatic wrench to low torque and spin them in and out while spraying and heating with map gas. It has been years since I broke one. Man that is a bummer. Sure hope they are not cross threaded
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