Lower Control Arm, Removing And Installing - BMW 1999-2005 M3 Service Manual

Rear suspension
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Tightening torques
Road wheel to hub
Shock absorber to
trailing arm car in
normal loaded
position
Upper control arm
to rear subframe
M12 bolt
Upper control arm
to trailing arm M12
bolt
Lower control arm, removing
and installing
Raise rear end of car and support it
-
securely on jackstands. Remove
rear wheel.
Support trailing arm from below
-
using an adjustable jackstand.
Mark position (arrows) of lower control
arm eccentric mounting bolt.
Remove lower control arm plastic
-
shield.
- Remove both lower control arm
mounting bolts. Note direction of
bolt insertion.
Note:
For clearance reasons, it may be
necessary to unbolt the differential from
the subframe and push it toward the rear
of the car in order to remove the control
arm mounting bolt from the subframe.
100 ± 10 Nm
(74 ± 7 ft-lb)
100 Nm (74 ft-lb)
77 Nm (57 ft-lb)
110 Nm (81 ft-lb)
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