BMW E24 635CSi Euro Spec - Project Makover - Suspension Refresh (Part 2)

PART 2 OF 2 - Finishing the breakdown of the suspension for a full refresh -- new shocks, springs, bearings, bushings, paint, axles, differential seals, and reinstallation all suspension components ... mostly
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0:00 Introduction
0:28 Front shock and spring assembly
3:52 Front wheel bearing installation
4:57 Rear shock and spring assembly
5:12 Front control arms and tie rod replacement
10:55 ABS sensor wire sheath
11:47 Front suspension installation
15:07 Cleaning rear hub and flange
15:59 Cleaning rear wheel bearing mating surface
16:28 Rear wheel bearing installation
17:34 Rear hub installation
18:47 Differential seal refresh
22:21 Rear subframe reassembly
25:53 Differential mount installation
26:49 Rear subframe installation
27:25 Rear suspension installation
28:12 Rolling Out
28:50 Subscriber begging

[@1kounter]

oh man watching your series made me realize how unprepared I would be for any car restoration project. great job, impressive work!

[@Mab0fSteel]

Literally laughed out loud at the spring-compression helmet bit

[@Bubblun1]

This was a fun watch and a good reminder why this is one of my E24 projects I paid my mechanic to do for me.

[@mauriceclemens3286]

This lady has good taste in cars. I’ve listed after the 635 since the 80’s. Especially the M6.

[@nigelbarton8350]

Really enjoyable video, great job! What I do when splitting ball joints is put the nut back on level with the end of the stud, then crack the joint- can’t explode that way….

[@mariemotors]

Thank you! I did that on the passenger side (before filming the driver’s side), and aside from the control arm swinging freely and looking worse, it seemed all the same to me. I was not anywhere near close enough to risk injury.

[@joachimemand1687]

Just watched all the videos of the series and can't wait for the next one. Fantastic videos, thanks a lot.

[@lpfinyt098]

I've really enjoyed this series. You derserve to have far more subscribers and views than you do.

[@mariemotors]

Thank you! I’ve been slacking on uploading more content recently but there will be more very soon!

[@tompeterson3210]

I’m glad you wore safety glasses after that first exploding ball joint!

[@marcomaiero2819]

if you leave the nut on, it will not explode

[@ScBoyyx]

I was not prepared for the jump-scare at 7:03 lmao

[@boriss187]

Those adjusters for rear trailing arms are excellent idea. I'm going to have to do that to my E24 as well. Good job on all suspension work!

[@do-it-dave]

I think I need some of those pass through sockets. Also, love the jump scare ball joint pops. They'll get ya everytime

[@saguarro]

I really enjoy these e24 project videos because I can see myself in it when I work on my e30 in the underground parking lot only with handtools 😂 Glad to see it's coming together one by one!

[@Phrak]

Another great video, thanks! The Upper Control Arm bushings on the E24/E28 are common wear points. I've read stories of them lasting only a few thousand km in some cases. Keep an eye on yours, especially considering they're non-OEM. As a future upgrade, consider either the Meyle HD (Heavy Duty) bushings or the MooseHead Engineering UCABs which will apparently last longer than the car will.

[@OldtimerRescue]

Hello Marie, great to see a female mechanic who creates video at YT. I wish I was as far as you at my project. I left my subscription an look forward watching more videos of your work. Best regards from Germany, Ralph

[@francispowell1811]

No pressure, but really missing your e24 content. Was hugely entertaining. Happy New Year!

[@mariemotors]

Happy New Year! I have two new E24 vids coming soon. 2nd half of 2022 did not allow much time to dedicate to the E24 sadly, but this year is looking bright!

[@francispowell1811]

@@mariemotors good stuff.

[@bobkovach1426]

Wow! You Rock! It's Great seeing a girl attack that BMW and precisely rebuild that auto like a surgeon. Best of Luck!

[@Kowalski401]

Just discovered the channel, really enjoying your work! 👍

[@WieDrDerJonge]

Great video again. That spring is not going to hurt you. I never use spring compressors with dismantling and the spring never jumps thru the roof like everyone says. It just pops loose.

[@adrianlala5044]

Excellent work, the scream was epic though 😂

[@autka_me]

15:15 if you guys have air compressor and a square meter of free space on the floor get media blasting cabinet, the cheapest one will do. Some rough grit like copper slag is the best to remove baked in rust. For some reason rust that was subject to high temperature just polishes with wire wheel.

[@michaeldebrou8767]

Enjoyed the progress as ever, she'll be sweet when she's done.

[@BahjatAlaadel]

Very detailed. There are so many similarities between the E28 M5. I used kmac poly bushes for the rear trailing arm. Double check to see if your front bearing has a dust cap on the back of the hub. Cheers 😊

[@herme99]

Relieved to see the goggles on for the 2nd balljoint! BTW, I assume you know and follow M539 restorations channel?

[@mariemotors]

But of course!

[@timu.700]

Great work. Looking forward to the next installment! Keen to see any updates you might have for the old shark.

[@dbkillerx3331]

Love these videos, enjoyable and informative.

[@kwakas4ever]

Job well done. Looking forward to the next one!

[@johnpauljones965]

Another awesome, informative and funny video! Keep'm coming. I have an 84, 633CSi and its great to see others with the know how making these videos. Aloha!

[@mars56100]

Amazing work! Glad I found your videos.

[@ampsandoctane]

Copper anti-seize works great on the ABS sensors.

[@ricks_toys]

Great content, great attitude, great taste and great editing! Very thorough and precise! Thank you for the uploads! Gives me motivation to start refreshing 20+ year old bushes on my MX5 and finally put on the Koni dampers and HR Springs gathering dust on the shelf :) Greetings from New Zealand

[@georgegermaine3688]

I’m loving watching these videos. Awesome to see people putting in the effort to keep these cars on the road. I’ve got an alpineweis early model e28 I’ll be doing just about the same amount of work to over the winter (if I find time). Keep up the great content! Looking forward to seeing more

[@rahulbhogal1336]

Also..ahhhmazing job on this refresh!

[@jetpack5]

Where are you with your car? Its been lotsa fun watching. Give everyone a tour

[@Robertgio]

keep Kickin @ss ! cant wait to see it on the road. You should do a trans refresh and a miller maf conversion video!

[@bimmaboy]

really good job and thanks for the vids

[@enricotavella4148]

I think I just fell in love

[@danielohlsson6896]

Super good video! I'm just about to take the rear subframe down on my Alpina B9/1 to see why I have negative camber on the rear left wheel, and this video is already helping👍

[@gabrielbeaucage189]

Keep up the great work!

[@richardkbarney]

Would love to see an update

[@AMMA-we3zz]

Great work and well done. Just a note, the 3 bolts holding the front strut housing to the bracket should have high strength Red Loctite. I believe you can still get to 2 of them with removing the housing as the 3rd is covered by the ball join.

[@paulelliott6488]

Dude. Fantastic work. Subbed.

[@user-fv2vc1mv6c]

Great job

[@aymanalmadani4663]

we need more

[@clevehylton6493]

I enjoy watching your video have the same 635 CSI same color has yours, I have BC suspension coil overs on ut ,great job keep up the good work also I just reset the purchase at 1998 840CI so trying to focus on all my childhood dreams BMW collection

[@percussionislife2341]

Please don't hurt yourself. I love this channel from south Africa. I am my own 1998 BMW E36 machanic thanks to you and the M539 restoration.

[@mariemotors]

‘Careful’ is my middle name. 👀

[@percussionislife2341]

@@mariemotors 🤣❤️ sweet stuff. Keep the videos coming let's have fun.

[@LeverPhile]

@ 7:04 & 7:55 ... lol 😆 🤣 😂 ... you HAAVE to leave the ball joint nut on by a few threads to keep the joint from blowing apart like that ... it sounds like a shotgun blast when it let's go. Scary AF in person, but hilarious watching it from here ... both times.

[@mariemotors]

That’s showbiz for ya

[@ds5524]

any new episodes on the horizon.... I literally miss watching the progress ! #nospiders

[@marekkorona7343]

Bardzo dobra robota👍. Gratuluję 🙂

[@NathanKenyon]

I just found a set of pass through sockets in my garage the other day. No idea where they came from and I thought to myself, what would one ever use these for. I now have an answer.

[@lekronus]

just got my e24 up and running and remembered this set of videos. wondering about how this project is coming along. any updates?

[@byronshepherd8415]

nice job :)

[@jerrygonzalez2686]

You go girl 💥👍💥

[@towlie911]

Did you use the 528e diff mount? It’s way more solid supposedly and outlasts the stock one at the cost of slightly more NVH. Sweet project anyway, I have the same spec e24

[@linusveling3804]

Love the Videos! I'm eager to swap out some parts on my own e24, but I can't seem to find any documentation related to torque specs, so I was wondering where you get your information from. It would help me out a ton. Greetings from Germany!

[@jerrygonzalez2686]

Qk question I noticed you installed H&R springs in which they lower the car a inch and a quarter, wondering how the ride quality and finally which shock you decided to go with, much appreciated

[@risbans]

Hi. Nice BMW work. Do you have an update on this e24?

[@Ciubaka]

Good work. Can you please let us know what aftermarket brand the top hats and diff mount were? This way we can avoid the same annoyances you encountered

[@Ciubaka]

Bump

[@irenedp4947]

with a wrench in my hands I would look like a complete idiot. I love your calm and your skill. It almost feels easy. Congrats :-)

[@francispowell1811]

Fantastic tutorial. Just wondering which toe and camber adjustment kit you ended up using. Thank you so much.

[@mariemotors]

Thanks! I went with the Ireland engineering kit.

[@francispowell1811]

@@mariemotors, thx abby!

[@descultzu]

Hi there, Marie. Try and tie the press with a piece of strap to the arm you're undoing. The bang will still be there but there is more confidence.

[@computerboetiek]

Nice viddies, good job, but why did you stop?

[@szabopetyamk2]

15:55 did you see it? :)

[@mariemotors]

That’s one of our many lizard friends! I will be sure to feature the 3-legged lizard who has taken up residence in the garage and supervises my projects in a future video.

[@rahulbhogal1336]

I was thinking of thinking of doing a suspension refreshing, and this video is opening a whole can worms for my original project. 😂. What shocks did you get? B6 or b8s?

[@mariemotors]

B8s! They’re slightly shorter than the B6 and are made for lowering springs.

[@thomasrsnk132]

How’s the 6er been a while

[@jatamito]

Hi wher is a rear dust cover ?

[@byfoul8743]

where are yall located, south florida?

[@Robertgio]

SSooooooo ? .. left us on pins and needles about a year now!? whats the update!?

[@thrty8street]

What brand digital torque wrench do you use?

[@mariemotors]

Gear Wrench for the 3/8” … and the big 1/2” torque wrench is a Harbor Freight special

[@Slowcarfastbeans]

5:08 You’re still not standing back far enough.

[@daniel635biturbo]

Hi Marie, been there done that I tell you, but being from Sweden I really envy your rust free car, damn I would save 1000 hours of labour. 😅 Anyway, nice work both with the car and the videos ! (Lizard @ 15:55 min ? 😏) I've got a question, where in the US would you look for parts for the rear lights ? (Here in Sweden, and Europe it's really hard to find used good parts.) Also a tip, I saw an earlier video, where the speedo were broken, I my car that was due to corrosion inside the instrument cluster. The Nicd memory (Si) batteries tend to leak and they cause the corrosion on the circuit boards.

[@mariemotors]

Thank you! I definitely take the rust-free condition of this car for granted sometimes, but am zapped back to reality whenever I find a seized/rusted bolt on another car. And yes, that is our little lizard friend making an appearance. We have a 3-legged one who monitors the progress of the E24 project in the garage, I’ll have to include her in a future video. I’m not sure where to find parts for the rear lights. A few videos ago I actually had to repair the broken lens of the rear tails with a plastic welder because I didn’t want to start hunting for parts. Normally the first place I check is eBay whenever I’m in need of something odd. And I am getting to the instrument cluster soon, but your thoughts on the culprit are likely correct. Hopefully will be a straightforward fix. Maybe I’ll even get to do some soldering!

[@bavariansharks7149]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😍😁

[@thrty8street]

When's the next video coming out?

[@mariemotors]

Soon! Had some unexpected personal things come up, so cars have been on the back burner for the past few weeks. But I am filming more today.

[@nataliamiliano150]

All that work… Looks so good, but that subframe could have been powder coated, not just spray painted!

[@afaqhaider6248]

This is a hackedup job. The amount of “jumping” specified in the repair manual is not applied to the ball joints. Also the cursing was not enough. Just kidding. Great work 👍

[@IM-Silviu]

28:30 I actually belived you... then the list never ends

[@netflyer68]

Amazing adorable woman ❤

[@jetpack5]

The first project should have been dropping the side marker lights. They have annoyed me this entire series!

[@blazbohinc4964]

Your left eye is higher than your right eye. Do you have owl-like depth perception?

[@mariemotors]

Nope, just a crooked-ass face

[@steveyountz1757]

Just found your channel and think you do a good job but I am surprised you don't ALWAYS wear eye protection. If you add up all the money that Gates/Buffett/Musk and Bezos have you still can't buy a new eyeball. BTW, have you ever considered calling your channel the 'Good Enough' channel?😎

[@kovach8392]

Gasoline all the way 😊

[@mikesmcoupe9259]

Stupid question: Have you ever worked in a shop or you're just a car savant who can literally do anything in a garage???

[@mariemotors]

Nope! Just many years reading manuals and doing trial and error car work.

[@briangriffincharlton4323]

You hate doing ball joint because of that stupid tool you’re using Just hit the outer and the ball joint will pop out and you won’t need to keep making that annoying little scream!!!