Rear ball joint replacement (rose bush) BMW 5 series

This is how i replaced the lower ball joint / rose bush on my e60 530d BMW 5 series. I am not a mechanic and take no responsibility for any damage or injury caused by anyone attempting this procedure. This video is just an illustration of how I carried out the procedure on my car and hopefully it will assist anyone wanting to know what is involved in this procedure if thinking of attempting the job themselves. As always, if unsure, let the professionals do it. Thanks for watching.

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

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[@jonot8547]

this is real, thanks for showing your struggles I thought the fronts were hard this looks x2 harder

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

Thank you. I always try to show what I struggle with so people know what they are realistically in for. Rarely a job with no struggles on this car ffs !!

[@jonot8547]

@@bumbleshufflesdiy5908 LOL that is true.

[@Bloomineck88]

Just wanted to say thank you for making this video. Helped me get through to doing mine on my E63 645. Managed to do it in 2 hours. Using a breaker bar made it so much easier

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

You are more than welcome. Makes it worth making videos to hear they helped someone. Good idea using a breaker bar to make it easier.

[@davegavin7914]

Least you persevered and did the job well done that man ! 👍🏻😉

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

Thanks for the feedback and yes, I remember this job was a pain in the arse alright !!

[@trueblu75]

I love to drive my e39, but I DON'T love to repair it!!! I had many types of vehicles in the past, this one is by far the most challenging to repair.

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

I hear ya there. I've struggled repairing this more times than I care to remember. Better than paying a garage tho I suppose!!

[@Martin-wv6ur]

good job man and great vid.

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

Glad you liked it. Thanks very much for the positive feedback.

[@mshahid2898]

Its funny - BMW put a cir-clip to secure a bush thats so difficult to remove in the first place. Awesome content & best wishes 👍🏼👍🏼

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

Yes indeed it was super hard to remove from memory and I was ready to loose my patients with it! Thanks for the positive feedback.

[@stashtrey1]

Just did this on my E39 M5 last weekend. Holy hell was it a lot of work. Thankfully found another great vid by FCP Euro which had a tip to undo the swing arm which drops it down and exposes the ball joint. Prior to that I was trying to man handle it and it was NOT going well for me lol. Looks like the E60 is very similar design.

[@stashtrey1]

PS. Did the differential bushings the weekend prior and that was equally a PITA! Nearly crushed myself getting the diff out. So glad that is behind me now. Huge improvement with both of these repairs. Wish I had the patience to record it all and start a KZbin channel. I get started and can't stop until it's done.

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

I know the feeling I often do jobs then regret not recording it afterwards. I plan to video every job but when I start struggling with something the video sometimes goes out the window. You should try to take some shots if ya can as I think it helps people. I've only a few videos really but the feedback has been very positive across most videos and some people have said they avoided a bill. If we all do a bit then we will cover all the common faults between us Haha.

[@reza_dc2]

@@bumbleshufflesdiy5908 hey guys , If I drop the swing arm , can I remove the bolt that doesn't effect the alignment ? most of these videos have the swing arm hanging from the bolt towards the front of the car ; is it possible to do the opposite and have it handing by the alignment side?

[@Quick2004]

Use impact wench on rosebush tool takes 30 seconds 👍 done mine last night

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

Thanks for the feedback. Il remember that if there's a next time !!

[@amex1997]

great job

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

Thanks for the positive feedback.

[@samanthadeeprosediphe4551]

Thank you.

[@josifbody8724]

Thanks for the video. Bang on!! Do you have cideo with the rear subframe bushing? Same car.. thanks

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

Thanks very much for the feedback I'm really glad you liked the video. Unfortunately I dont have the view your looking for. Hopefully someone will online though.

[@Peter-it2gt]

Great video. Howmany miles? If you put some engine oil on the bearing of your presstool; it goes bit easyer ;), repeat every every 20 turns.

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

Thanks for the feedback. Miles were about 185k at that stage. Il try the engine oil trick if I ever do this again. Cheers for that.

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

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[@philip.aocallaghan4602]

Mechanic or not. a great job... because of its location it's a pain... and can be a nightmare to remove because of rust

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

Thank you very much for the kind feedback. I agree, it was a real pain of a job !!

[@Matthew-km6fi]

Did you notice vibration in the steering wheel with the rear ball joints being bad? My back passenger ball joint has just failed on my X1..

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

Actually from memory I think when it failed it was the first I really knew about it (maybe the od squeak on a dry). I don't remember any symptoms at all when driving.

[@graememccullough8922]

Did u buy that wee tool local? From Belfast and need to do mine soon. Cheers

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

No I did try but there was nowhere local that did that tool at all. I got it off Ebay in the end for about £30.

[@graememccullough8922]

@@bumbleshufflesdiy5908 good man, cheers 👍🏼

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

By the way the normal bearing puller kits will not be suitable because of the set up in the car. I first tried to use a sealey pulker kit which had tonnes of sizes and none of them fitted. You will need one with a part cut out of the large cup (you will see what I mean when you do the job) so that it fits properly. Without a section cut out the normal puller kits will pull at an angle and just bend the bar.

[@thomasreyes2857]

I know I didn't see a tow hitch on the back of that car no way in hell😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@gregsteven4373]

What was the problem with the bush was it creaking and squeaking? I have that problem on an e61 and was thinking these might be the culprit

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

It squeaked on and off (only really in dry weather) but it failed the MOT with excessive play on that Bush so I had to change it as I'd no choice. If ur going to do it I would recommend using a good tool to push it out. Mine was really stuck in there big time.

[@gregsteven4373]

Yeah I think it’s worth the extra for a decent tool it looked a real pain getting it out, thanks for the reply and great video

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

No problem good luck with the job!!

[@zulubrit3725]

Stuff that!!! I’ll let mechanic do it!!!! Lol

[@marcocalderon69]

Where doy you buy the extractor my friend???

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

I got mine on ebay. From memory it was quite cheap and did a good job. Try searching for rose bush / ball joint press e60 or something similar and you should find it after some searching.

[@198888joshua]

Hi have you done to the f10 n55 2013

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

Hi. Sorry I have not. Only the e60 for this job.

[@ojtiooo7047]

Hi, what grease have you use? Thank you :)

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

Sorry for the late reply (sometimes I don't get notified of comments) I think I just used basic copper grease but I'm not even sure if that's the right thing to do so best to check first. I didn't really care as I would never have it out again during the life of the car.

[@tman7544]

What is the name of the tool used? Thanks!

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

Just search ebay for "rose bush removal tool e60" and it's the top result.

[@drybso]

where get this pressure tool ?:)

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

25 quid from ebay. If you do a quick search ul find it no problems.

[@reza_dc2]

What are the torque specs

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

Sorry this was a number of years ago and I have long since sold this car, I cannot remember the torque values.

[@TrulyUniqueOne]

What torque does the bolt have to be when reassembled

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

Im sorry I've no idea. I don't think I knew that even at the time. I likely just tightened it up fairly tight (which I know isn't the right way to do things)

[@ojtiooo7047]

@TrulyUniqueOne - I'm also wondering, where can I find information on what torque to tighten it with?

[@TrulyUniqueOne]

@@ojtiooo7047 I've sold my E60 you should do the same absolute money pits

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

Try realoem.com maybe?

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

In the end I let mine go. Too much fixin being done even if it was DIY

[@radianm6]

What are signs this ball join is bad?

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

In my case it was an mot fail that pointed it out to me. I wouldn't have picked up on this myself really as it's easier to see on the big mot shaker thingy. There may have been a slight squeak from it but it was faint. If its really bad I would imagine it would be easier to notice though.

[@radianm6]

@@bumbleshufflesdiy5908 okay just trying to figure out why my 545i has a shimmy shake around 50-60. Even after new tires mounted and balanced.

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

It might be that bush causing it. Prob have to take a good look / wiggle at things to confirm it as it could also be an arm or something potentially. In my case there was no noticable signs while driving at all, apart from a slight square maybe but handling wise there was no symptoms at all.

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

Squeak not square (predicted text)

[@tintin-rc7sp]

You must of got that WD40 for free 😂

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

Haha have to buy in bulk the way I use it !!

[@craigchamberlain]

@@bumbleshufflesdiy5908 better to get a proper penetrating oil like Plusgas. WD-40 is a Water Displacer not a penetrating oil.

[@user-zl6cc6uu8z]

That's exactly what happens to me, when I see other guys on videos it's all smooth, everything is finget tight comes off one time. Then when I do it, it's like I'm in the ring wrestling with undertaker

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

Me too! In this video the bolt holding on the integral link was shockingly hard to remove. I thought it was going to snap off and leave me screwed Haha.

[@waterfordMARTIN]

A real pain in d arse job

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

Completely agree. I really struggled with this one. The Bush was well seized in there!!

[@d.murray7057]

Not the passenger side. You said you were changing passenger side. 🤷‍♂️

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

It's a right hand drive car (uk).

[@-nuexx1]

at first it's necessary to lift the whole backend of the car ! you have unnecessary tension if one side stay's on the floor !

[@bumbleshufflesdiy5908]

Thanks for your feedback

[@craigchamberlain]

I was thinking the same - the tension from the anti-roll bar can be really high and quite dangerous. Better to lift both sides from under the diff and then put axle stands under both jacking points. I definitely wouldn't recommend using a trolley jack under the suspension arm as they are light alloy and can be damaged easily.

[@hamburg9605]

you work very slowly

[@berndcassel2581]

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