3 Series E46 325i (M54) TOUR
31 12 000
Removing and installing left or right control
arm
Special tools required:
•
11 7 360
•
32 3 090
Necessary preliminary tasks:
•
Remove front wheel
•
Only on right side:
-
If necessary, remove retaining angle for jointed rod of
ride-height sensor from control arm
Unfasten nut.
Press control arm off steering knuckle with special tool 32 3 090 .
Installation:
Keep journal on ball joint and bushing in steering knuckle clean
and free from oil and grease.
Replace self-locking nut.
Tightening torque 31 12 6AZ
.
Unfasten nut.
Strike off control arm support joint with plastic hammer.
Installation:
Keep journal on support joint and bushing in front axle carrier
clean and free from oil and grease.
Force ball joint upwards with a workshop jack and base
11 7 360 ; this makes it easier to tighten down the nut.
Replace self-locking nut.
Tightening torque 31 12 3AZ
.
RA Removing and installing left or right control arm
BMW AG - TIS
14.02.2013 02:47
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