Honda Bmw 5 Service Manual

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Front ~us~ension/ 
4 Remove control arm fasteners (arrows).  Lightly tap inner 
control arm mounting bolt out  of subframe. 
Use 
BMW special tool 31 2 240 or  equivalent to separate  ball 
joint  from  steering knuckle. 
When  installing control arm,  make sure all thread  bores, 
bolts,  nuts  and mating  surfaces  are clean. 
lnstall bushing end  of control arm  to subframe,  using wash- 
ers on  both sides  of bolt  and  a new self-loclting  nut.  Do not 
tighten  nut at this time. 
lnstall...

I Front Suspension 
Tension strut, removing 
and installing 
- Raise car  and  remove wheel. 
WARNING- 
Make sure that the  car is firmly  supported on  jack stands de- 
signed  for the purpose. Place  jack stands underneath struc- 
tural  chassis  points. Do not  place 
jack stands under 
suspension parts. 
- Remove  engine splash  shield 
6-cylinder  models: Remove 
brake cooling duct. 
V-8 models: Detach  stabilizer  bar from  front subframe. 
Mark installation  position  of strut  tube (arrow) at...

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Front ~uspensionl 
< Spread steering knuckle pinch collar with BMW  special  tool 
31 2 200  to release strut  tube. 
- Pull steering knuckle down so strut tube slides  up farenough 
to gain  better access  to tension strut  or tension  strut nut. 
4 Unscrew ball joint  nut (arrow)  from steering knuckle.  Use 
BMW  special tool 
31 2 240  to remove  ball joint from  steering 
Iknucltle. 
CAUTION-- 
Tale care not to damage  the balljoint  threads if the tension 
strut 
is to  be  reused. 
-...

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I~ront Suspension Tension strut bushing, replacing 
- Raise car and  remove wheel. 
WARNING- 
Make  sure that the caris firmly  supported  on jack  stands  de- 
signed  for the  purpose. Place jack stands underneath struc- 
tural  chassis  points. Do 
not place jack  stands under 
suspension  parts. 
- Remove tension strut  from  car as described earlier. 
- Using a service press and appropriate press  tools (BMW 
special tools 31 2 26112621263 or  equivalent), press bushing 
out  of tension...

Front Suspension 
4 Remove ABS pulse sensor mounting bolts (arrows) and pull 
sensor  from housing. 
- Detach  stabilizer  bar link from stabilizer  bar. 
4 6-cylinder  models:  Remove tie rod outer  end nut. Use BMW 
special tool 
31 2 240 or equivalent  to press tie  rod  end off 
steering arm. 
4 Mark  installalion position  of strut tube  (arrow) at steering 
knuckle  pinch collar. 
NOTE- 
The strut tube installation position  is marked  on factory  strut 
tubes: 
L for  left  and R for right....

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Front Suspension 
Counterhold strut tube 
nut.  pinch 
bolt (arrow) while  loosening 
4 Spread steering  ltnuckle pinch collar with BMW special tool 
31 2 200 to release strut tube. 
- Pull  steering  knuckle down  so that strut tube slides  up far 
enough  to gain  access to wheel  bearing hub mounting bolts. 
Carefully  pry out dust cover  on back side  of bearing  while 
noting  location 
(arrow) of cover.   

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Front Suspension 
4 Remove  four bearing  hub mounting bolts  (arrows) and tap 
hub assembly  out of steering  knuckle. 
4 Before installing  new wheel bearing and hub  assembly, be 
sure hub and steering  knuckle sealing surfaces  are  free of 
dirt and  grease. 
- Installation  is reverse  of removal. 
Replace hub mounting  bolts. 
Use  new  self-locking  nuts at steering tie  rod and stabilizer 
link. 
Tightening 
torques 
Road wheel  lugs to hub 120i-10 Nm (89i-7ft-lb) 
Stabilizer  link to...

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I Front Suspension 
Stabilizer  bar, removing and installing 
On E39 models the  front stabilizer  bar links  attach  to the  strut 
assemblies. 
- Raise  car and  support  safely. 
Male  sure that  the car is firmly  supported  on jack stands de- 
signed  for the  purpose.  Place jack stands underneath struc- 
tural chassis  points. Do not place jaclc stands under 
suspension parts. 
< Remove slaol zer  bar connecring  I nk rnounl ng nLts (A) from 
r~glit and  eft s~des of slaol lzer bar...

1 320 Steering and Wheel Alignment 
General ........................... .32 0.2 
Special tools 
........................ .32  0.2 
Steering  system 
..................... .32 0.4 
Steering  system variations 
............. .32 0.5 
Steering  system warnings  and cautions 
... .32 0.6 
Steering Wheel .................... .32 0.7 
Steering  wheel.  removal  and installation 
.. .32 0.7 
Steering  Column ................. .32 0.1 0 
Steering column  components .......... .32 0.10 
Steering column trim,...

I Steering and Wheel  Alignment 
This repair  group covers steering  wheel and column removal 
and steering system service, including wheel alignment  infor- 
mation. 
NOTE- 
Ignition loclc cylinder replacement  is covered  in this  sec- 
tion. 
a For  information  on steering column  mounted switches,  in- 
cluding the ignition  switch, see 
612 Switches. 
Special tools 
Some special tools are necessary  to carry  out the  repairs  and 
adjustments required  for steering service and wheel align- 
ment....