Oy Vey! PF Bushing install....

[mpowertech]

I wanted to share my install experience today.Just finished installing the last of the poly bits I ordered from MonsterCntye34. (Unbeatable price/support) I bought Front UCA/LCA, and rear subframe polyurethane bushings. I'm whooped! I don't even have the energy to test drive the girl. Those Rear SF's were a biatch! BFH's/Heat and a mean green Hitachi sawzall finally convinced them to leave their decades old home. I scored the subframe interior bushing housing where I used the sawzall but it was minimal. Install of the SF bushings was a snap. Anyway, all the tips and tricks I gained through the search feature on this website gave me the confidence to tackle this job. I refuse to bring this car to a shop anymore, given the ability to do it myself. (with a Bentley and mye28 @ my disposal)

[Kyle in NO]

Good job man! You will be pumped on the test drive for sure. DIY maintenance is the only way to go with these cars.

[Xenocide]

Party on! It's a satisfying feeling isn't it?

Also, you've just tackled one of the most dirty, dangerous, and physically taxing jobs. Everything else will feel like a 10 minute pit stop

[535is-pa]

my buddys shop just did subframe and trailing arm bushings on an e30. just to put DIY into perspective, they charged about $1000. i dont want to know what the dealer wants to do this.

[1st 5er]

Hopefully we'll, I'm hoping for help, be tackling this on the E28 ///M tomorrow.

[mpowertech]

Update. Finally was able to take the mighty minnow for a test ride. It was not my typical ride to work, I assure you. The HNV( correct acronym??) was a bit elevated in the N(oise) dept because my rear seats were still out, but otherwise I didn't notice any fillings flying out because of H. Make no mistake, this is a different car. I wont cliche it by saying it "rides on rails", but there is confidence in the turns, and it seems quicker for some reason?? I walked into the house after 11p the other night w my victory smile. The whole house was asleep while I happily picked the smelly rubber bits out of my hair and cleaned my greasy fingernails. This is not an easy job. I was beat the first day, trying to figure out why the bushing pins would not budge. Back to the search engine: SOAK and HEAT (soak meant time/patience. So I went to bed. Hit it hard the next am, determined to tackle this w/o dropping the SF. And the pins, one after the other, finally let loose. Pins removed, the job progressed just like the Front U/LCA's. There has got to be a term for the feeling after successfully completing these maintenance projects. There are highs and lows, frustration and triumph. But I gotta say the SF Merit badge of achievement allows me to plan my next project. Gotta start looking around for things that need fixin'!

[C.R. Krieger]

The HNV( correct acronym??)

*NVH.
>>>^

[WilNJ]

OK, as I've admitted before, I don't own a BMW, just a fan squirlling away the fun funds until I can afford a toy.

Am I missing something fundamental?

Between the post above and this thread on Tech Talk:

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=99285

It seems to me that it would make more sense to rent one of these



from here:

http://mooseheadengineering.com/tool/

Rather than to take heat and sawzall to my car.

What am I missing?

[1st 5er]

HNV( correct acronym??)

Enlightenment please, even though I'm sure I'll feel stupid afterwards.
The BMW Acronyms thread must be kept up to date, no matter the cost.

[C.R. Krieger]

HNV( correct acronym??)

Enlightenment please, even though I'm sure I'll feel stupid afterwards.
The BMW Acronyms] thread must be kept up to date, no matter the cost.

It's not BMW. It's a general automotive engineering design term for "Noise, Vibration, and Harshness", referring to ride quality.

[mpowertech]

OK, as I've admitted before, I don't own a BMW, just a fan squirlling away the fun funds until I can afford a toy.

Am I missing something fundamental?

Between the post above and this thread on Tech Talk:

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=99285

It seems to me that it would make more sense to rent one of these



from here:

http://mooseheadengineering.com/tool/

Rather than to take heat and sawzall to my car.

What am I missing?

No, you are absolutely correct. I just couldn't put aside the +/- $350.00(Tool deposit(refund upon return)/rental fee) on my CC for the rental, or believe me I would have. I'm sure this would be a much shorter post if I had gone that route.

[1st 5er]

OK, as I've admitted before, I don't own a BMW, just a fan squirlling away the fun funds until I can afford a toy.

Am I missing something fundamental?

Between the post above and this thread on Tech Talk:

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=99285

It seems to me that it would make more sense to rent one of these



from here:

http://mooseheadengineering.com/tool/

Rather than to take heat and sawzall to my car.

What am I missing?

No, you are absolutely correct. I just couldn't put aside the +/- $350.00(Tool deposit(refund upon return)/rental fee) on my CC for the rental, or believe me I would have. I'm sure this would be a much shorter post if I had gone that route.

You did it right the first time around.
For more fun, and to complete the bonding process, change your starter.

[djazz]

You did it right the first time around.
For more fun, and to complete the bonding process, change your starter.

Did both on Old Gray, and that was my favorite.

So it must be true.

[a]

You did it right the first time around.
For more fun, and to complete the bonding process, change your starter.

Did both on Old Gray, and that was my favorite.

So it must be true.

Yah, X2 or 3. I forget , But it is a once in a car life event. And the price of keeping a 25 yr old car in good shape. I did both to the Borman 6 and put 200k on a 150k mile car. Never did that before. Plus, I maintained it to near perfect reliability in my driveway!

[djazz]

Yah, X2 or 3. I forget , But it is a once in a car life event. And the price of keeping a 25 yr old car in good shape. I did both to the Borman 6 and put 200k on a 150k mile car. Never did that before. Plus, I maintained it to near perfect reliability in my driveway!

Drove Old Gray from before 333,333 to 400k. Cindy and I spent our first Valentines Day in the driveway with me upside down in the driver's seat replacing the broken pedal bracket. We didn't make the reservations but we still made it out to dinner. There's not much diff between Silver Fox and Denny's anyway.