I was looking to change fluid for my car, 2014 535dx… and was looking at your video, and then realized you got an N57 as well! 👏
@BONDGarage2 ай бұрын
not mine but might be on the channel more often :)
@ronaldclarke48156 ай бұрын
What an amazing video with details, I have a xdrive and I lowered mine and the front axel broke I replaced it and it broke again. So I'm going to do this exact procedure to make it only rwd
@BONDGarage6 ай бұрын
sounds just like what happened here before the diff gave out
@Sonin669 ай бұрын
You finally did x drive content! To bad its not n55. When removing the axels, diff oil would have started to pour out. Also you could have gotten a used diff if he wanted to save his x drive
@BONDGarage9 ай бұрын
the moment I touch an xdrive I'm getting rid of it 😅 maybe I'll put it back in if he wants to. it's really not that hard. but yea they must have lost all oil when removing the axles before. must have been dry ever since. as for N55, after changing my motor mounts I can say that it'll be the same for all 6 cylinders, gas or diesel. the periphery is pretty similar on the bottom end.
@Sonin669 ай бұрын
@BONDGarage x drive is nice when getting off the line in a race, and works for me in Ohio with the snow. And they are very much the same underneath when I did my oil pan gasket. I had to remove alot of the same things just to get the axels out of the way
@BONDGarage9 ай бұрын
I feel you. the benefits are undeniable but it's also more complex. would love to have the on-the-fly switchability from the M5/M3 because sometimes I just want to pull a quick drift and other times I'd like it to hook a little better :)@@Sonin66
@Sonin669 ай бұрын
@BONDGarage that is true, want to drift in the snow but it does make it hard
@sokola3114 ай бұрын
Where did you get those lights on your garage ceiling? I need those. :)
@BONDGarage3 ай бұрын
aliexpress. there's a video on it on the channel. made a custom layout and had some leds go out already. the internals are kinda flimsy but haven't found anything more substantial. absolute love it though!
@highendtrends3508Ай бұрын
Would you say that changing the fluid can possibly help prevent this from happening?
@BONDGarage29 күн бұрын
possibly. in general, transmission/diff fluids should be changed regularly like all 50k miles maybe. the oil does pick up all the debris and shavings from normal wear. but in this case I believe they accidentally drained the oil when replacing an axle and then it just ran with too little oil.
@adilnicolasgundogar85342 ай бұрын
Habts ihr das wegen Xdelete gemacht kann man das dann ohne differntial fahren? Wie habts ihrs mit der radnabe gemacht? LG:)
@BONDGarage2 ай бұрын
radnabe sollte nicht rausfallen. wenn man ganz auf Nummer sicher gehen will könnte man das achsegelenk zerlegen und wieder anschrauben. die RWD Modelle haben da aber auch nix.
@FawadFerouz8 ай бұрын
Did ABS and other warning lights came on the dashboard? How was that handled?
@BONDGarage8 ай бұрын
no lights. no nothing. even without x-delete flashed. drives like a rwd. but got x-delete flashed now just to be safe
@cristianzmara2369Ай бұрын
Bravo!
@johnathandecerna4714Ай бұрын
You didnt have the use the cv joint part of the axle to lock the rotor and wheel bearing in place?
@BONDGarageАй бұрын
I might in retrospective even though I believe that the bearing won't disintegrate by itself. just my opinion, but the non-xdrive models have almost identical bearings. both are bolted to the wheel carrier and that's it. of course the axle will have to be secured to the hub in order to transfer torque but that doesn't mean that the hub will fall out without the axlehead in place. for peace of mind, yes, just take the axle joint apart and screw it back in. won't hurt anything.
@chrisclemons7564Ай бұрын
This. Without the axle and nut in place the hub wobbles against the knuckle, creating serious drivability problems not to mention a whole slew of abs faults because the wheel speed sensor has inconsistent contact with the tone ring. Found all this out today after getting the front axles out on my f15. Will be figuring out how to separate the cv joints so I can install them tomorrow.
@hunterschroder65728 ай бұрын
My front diff is making a horrible noise. The fluid is like silver, shop said it would be 6k for that and the drive shaft. Couldn't I just get X-Delete and make it 100% RWD? The shop told me no but I'm thinking it's because they want me to spend the money replacing it.
@BONDGarage8 ай бұрын
Not quite. Think about it. x-delete will cut power to the front diff from the mid diff. So that clutch is open. so far so good. but when driving, your front wheels still turn (now passive like a rwd car but still turn) and that will still keep your front diff turning. So instead of the mid diff actively powering th front diff and wheels, now the wheels power the front diff but it doesn't do anything. just dead weight. So either you replace the diff or get x-delete and remove the front diff from the car.
@name71508 ай бұрын
Thank you! So if I remove front diff, axles and driveshaft and x-delete. Then it will be just rwd with no problems? Have you had any problems driving that way?
@adilnicolasgundogar85342 ай бұрын
Das Differential ist ja am getriebe dran, wenn man es ausbaut verliert da des Getriebe kein Öl? Oder irgendwas?
@BONDGarage2 ай бұрын
der flansch bleibt ja drin und damit der Dichtring auch. haben im Nachgang den flansch mit nem Kabelbinder fixiert und das VTG mittels xdelete stillgelegt. bisher kein Verlust aber werde nochmal genauer hinschauen wenn der wagen wieder vorbei kommt.
@adilnicolasgundogar85342 ай бұрын
@@BONDGaragedanke für die antwort, welcher Flansch? LG:)
@mpmp10936 ай бұрын
What about wheel bearings?I think better to change too?😊
@BONDGarage5 ай бұрын
you think so?
@Tony-jv5pr5 ай бұрын
Did you try to lift up the engine and remove it from the bottom?
@BONDGarage5 ай бұрын
I did but it wouldn't give me enough room to take it out. that attempt didn't make the final cut tough.
@Tony-jv5pr5 ай бұрын
@@BONDGarage I see I was able to do it. I need your help can't remove the sub frame. I see the 2 bolts in the back to remove but don't see the bolts in the front to remove it. Can you help to understand this and I can explain how I did it.
@BONDGarage5 ай бұрын
@@Tony-jv5pr I wouldn't and didn't touch the subframe. you loosen that thing, you'll have to align your wheels. just support the engine and remove the engine mount and arm like I did. you'll have to feel for the bolts that connect the arm to the block though. they'r tucked in.
@Tony-jv5pr5 ай бұрын
@@BONDGarage OK I feel you, I don't understand because I'm changing my oil pan gasket that's why I need to remove it.
@BONDGarage5 ай бұрын
@@Tony-jv5pr oh I see. in that case it'll have to come out. will have to do that somewhen soon too.
@RichenelMoestar5 ай бұрын
Can you ride withoud de diff
@BONDGarage5 ай бұрын
absolutely
@syoung3602Ай бұрын
What mileage on the car when the x drive failed?
@BONDGarageАй бұрын
low 120s. from what I know the axles failed and have been replaced with aftermarket axles which didn't last long at all. then the diff went.