BMW 5 Series e60 Rear Control Arm Replacement

BMW 5 Series e60 Rear Control Arm Replacement
Hi everyone and welcome to another Bimmer Fixer video.
In this video I will show how to replace the Rear control arms on your BMW e60 5 Series also i will show you how to replace the eccentric bolts. Over time these parts can become worn out and corroded meaning that your tyres can wear out unevenly, your handling is diminished and it can be sometimes impossible to adjust your wheel alignment.
Don't forget you will need a wheel alignment after this guys!!
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[@alik713]

Excellent vid! Thanks, mate

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@alik713 Thank you mate! And thanks for the feedback too 👍🏻

[@silvermihkra1229]

Love your videos, have been using these to fix my 525d. Many thanks, keep it up!! :D

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@silver Mihkra Thank you so much for your kinds words and support! They really mean a lot and I'm so pleased to hear you enjoy my videos and find them helpful! 👍👍😃

[@Frostified]

Nice work fixer! I have a stack of parts ready for my 750IL just waiting for it to warm up!

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Scott Keselowski Hey Scott! Thank you! Thats going to be awesome and great fun to do too. Don't blame you for waiting for warming weather 😃 Keep me up to date on how it goes 👍

[@davegavin7914]

Great video explained well thank you ! 👍🏻😉

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@davegavin7914 Your very welcome! Thank you for the comment! 👍🏻

[@Quick2004]

My next job this week 👍

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Quick2004 You'll definitely notice the difference 👍🏻

[@spencerhulme1203]

A brilliant tutorial and very much appreciated - My control arms in the back are broken and what has happened is that my ride hide has dropped to which i could not understand due to new shocks and springs - bit of a long story - I have a e92 coup 330D Highline M Sport it was originally lowered from the factory. I purchased the car second hand - 97k on the clock - it turned out to be a lemon - but some tender loving and 12k on parts over 5 years it is starting to become my dream car - the video you have excellently put together - has really helped me save £100's because i could not figure out why my car was sitting lower than the same spec car? Most BM's Sag or sit lower on the petrol or diesel the same side as the fuel tank - I was banging my head - literally - the issue until you showed the measurements of the ride Hight 14 inches your ride hide is what i wanted mine to be. No garage explained that if the control arm is shot your car can sit lower - the wheel between the arch is supposed to be let say a 2 or 3 finger gap all the way around - I wish you lived local i would be your top customer - Thanks again -

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Spencer Hulme, Hi Spencer firstly thank you for your comment I really appreciate it and love to hear that I have helped someone, thats amazing! I have to take my hat off to you for such a finical and time consuming commitment to your dream car I think thats incredible. If you ever need any advice or anything at all just let me know. All the best 👍🏻

[@spencerhulme1203]

@@TheBimmerFixer No thank you for taking the time and showing us demos on what we would have to pay 100s or 1000s on at garages - the learning content is so great that is what i luv about youtube the ability to learn from others - thanks again - 🏁

[@DimitrisSfounis]

@@TheBimmerFixer @spencerhulme1203 just so you know, even if my comment comes 1 year later, I live in rural northern Greece where our ancient city is built on a steep decline and I habitually have to drive on 20-30-45 degree slopes. Your video & comments here have helped me raise the car up a bit, now I don't scrape my front & back bumpers anymore :D

[@Quick2004]

Wait until have too change rear rosebush 😂 bloody yardwork I give it up today. Start again tomorrow.

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Quick2004 I'm 100% dreading having to go anywhere near that bloody rear rosebush. Well done to taking that challenge on 👏

[@t5jerry]

GREAT video`s , REALLY helpful, could i recommend plusgas INSTEAD of WD40, far better at removing rusty, seized bolts /fixings ect.

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@t5jerry Hi, thank you! Means a lot! Well funny you say that iv been looking for alternatives for WD40 so that would be great thank you for your recommendation. When I use it in a video I'll be sure to give you a shout out! Thanks again 👍🏻

[@kowal116]

Hi. Great video. Thanks. Have You got a video changing the other arm, bigger one banana shaped? Thanks

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@kowal116 Hi, thanks for the feed back!😃. I haven't at the moment I'm afraid but looking to do one in the future I appreciate thats not much help to yourself though 🙈. Thanks again for the comment 👍🏻

[@kowal116]

@@TheBimmerFixer tommorow I am changing all those 4 on my E39 Touring. I hope I will not have to take out the shock because of wishbone screw 🙄

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@kowal116 oh wow! That's awesome 👌. Yeah fingers crossed 🤞🏻. Let me know how you get on, good luck and hope they don't give you too much trouble!

[@uniQue_DD2015]

nice vid mate

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@texnodrugs69 Thank you mate! 👍🏻

[@hanynowsky]

What were the symptoms?

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Hanynowsky first thing I noticed was the handling from the rear of the car. When I went over large bumps or man hole covers the rear would step out and kick to the side. The second was the alignment was off the car just didn't feel right when driving in a straight line. When I did some investigating I noticed a lot of play in the bushings too. Hope this helps.

[@tituslane4929]

Great vdo and very easy to follow 👍 im guessing you need to measure the wheel arch to hub on the front wheels as well.... when doing the arms?

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Titus Lane Hi there, thank you! Yeah thats right same with the front 👍🏻. Im just about to do thrust arms actually.

[@tituslane4929]

@@TheBimmerFixer tnx... ok I will check the vdo. Good work

[@deepbreathandenjoy7428]

Took me about 3h to get the snapped e centric bolt out...

[@TheBimmerFixer]

Well done! Its an absolute nightmare when that happens so you did very well to get that out!!

[@bimmerladuk7287]

Best way to do the bolts up is to put the car on a set of ramps so the car is resting on its own weight then get under the car and do the bolts up to spec. That’s how I do it and have replace loads of these arms on different bmw

[@Trinibad718]

This is why u do a wheel alignment after😊

[@bimmerladuk7287]

@@Trinibad718 wheel alignment don’t stop the bushes going bad. That’s why I said you have to put car on it’s own weight to do the bolts up.

[@radianm6]

My bolt is completely stuck in that control arm bushing

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Radian Miller Hi Radian sorry to hear you're having trouble with that bolt. It's very common for those bolts to get stuck on the e60. Do you have a replacement bolt? Sometimes they are completely rotten and with snap so please be careful if you haven't got a replacement. You can also try some heat on the bolt but be careful the rubber in the control arm likes to burn and catch 🔥 Hope you manage to remove it ok buddy!

[@radianm6]

@@TheBimmerFixer Thanks for the reply. I’m actually thinking about letting a shop getting those 2 control arms. I replaced everything else on the rear

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Radian Miller Yeah I don't blame you they are a real pain in the but. Well done for getting everything else done though 👏 👍🏻

[@radianm6]

@@TheBimmerFixer yeah for sure. thank you. Had to get it done car was so shaky

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Radian Miller I bet that drives a million times better now 😃

[@jjdachamp330]

Soo let’s say where you Mount it one side snaps… only fix to weld it up?

[@TheBimmerFixer]

I would say it would be safer to replace the rear subframe. The weld would have to be a perfect weld for strength and perfectly aligned so the alignment is correct. If done but a competent welder you may be able to get a temporary fix though.

[@jjdachamp330]

@@TheBimmerFixer thnx, I ended up doing the subframe

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Justin Myers Thats brilliant mate well done!! 👏