Honda Bmw 5 Service Manual

330-25 
Rear Suspension 
Remove rear control arm: 
Remove inner control  arm bolt 
(A). Push  shock  absorber 
out  of the  way  to slide bolt  out. 
Detach plastic wiring harness support 
(B). 
Remove outer  control arm ball joint  nut (C). Press ball joint 
out  of rear wheel bearing  carrier. 
Installation is  reverse of removal,  noting the  following: 
* Always  use new self-locking  nuts. 
Maite sure 
ail threaded  bolts, nuts  and mating  surfaces are 
clean. 
Inner  control  arm mounting bolt...

330-26 
/ Rear Suspension 
Remove  inner control arm eccentric  nut and  bolt (A) 
Remove  control arm ball  joint  nut (6). Press ball joint out 
of  wheel  bearing  carrier. 
Lifl  out control  arm. 
Installation  is reverse  of removal,  noting the  following: 
Use previously  made 
marks to install eccentric  bolt and 
nut. 
Always  use new  self-locking  nuts. 
Tighten fasteners  to final torque  only after  vehicle  has 
been lowered and suspension  has settled. 
0 Have  car professionally aligned...

330-27 
Rear ~uspensionl 
- If equipped, remove ride height sensor connectors. 
Support  final drive unit  from below  using transmission jack 
(BMW special tools  00 
2 030 and  33 4 390 or equivalent). 
NOTE- 
Special tool 33 4 390 will need  modifications  to cradle the ii- 
nal drive properly. 
4 Remove right  and left suspension trim  panels  (arrow) 
4 Remove right and left lower strut mount bolts  (arrow) 
Remove rear suspension 
subframe by removing 4 mounting 
bolts  (arrows). 
Carefully lower...

330-28 
Rear Suspension 
4 To install,  jack subframe into position.  Install and  tighten sub- 
frame mounting  bolts. Note that on each bolt,  rubber-coat- 
ed  detent plate 
(arrow) must  be installed  at rear  in driving 
direction. 
Tightening  torques 
Rear 
subframe to  body (M12) 163  Nm (120  ft-lb) 
- Remainder  of installation is  reverse of removal, noting  the fol- 
lowing. 
Make sure long  lower strut bushing fits in hole  in wheel 
bearing  carrier. 
111  0 Tighten suspension arm and...

Rear Suspension 
- Remove exhaust system. See 180 Exhaust  System. 
- Detach driveshaft from  differential. See 260 Driveshaft. 
- Remove brake caliper and brake  disc. Hang  brake  caliper 
aside with  stiff wire.  Do not  disconnect brake fluid  hose. See 
340 Brakes. 
- Remove  left and right  ABS sensors from  wheel bearing car- 
riers. 
Disconnect parking brake  cable from brake shoe expander. 
See  340 Brakes. 
Remove  heat shield from  above driveshaft 
If  equipped,  remove ride height sensor...

330-30 
I Rear Suspension 
Remove right and left lower strut mount bolts (arrow). 
Remove rear suspension subframe by removing 4 mounting 
bolts 
(arrows). 
Carefully lower rear suspension subframe away  from body  to 
remove. 
To  install, jack 
subframe into position. Install and t~ghten sub- 
frame mounting  bolts. Note that on each  bolt, rubber-coat- 
ed  detent  plate 
(arrow) must be installed at  rear in driving 
direction. 
Models 
w~th coil  springs:  Fit springs correctly  in lower 
spring...

Rear Suspension 
- Remainder of installation  is reverse  of removal,  noting the  fol- 
lowing. 
Tighten suspension arm and shock absorber  fasteners to 
final torque only  afler vehicle  has been  lowered and  sus- 
pension  has settled. 
Tightening torques 
ABS pulse sensor  to wheel  bearing carrier  8 
Nrn  (6 ft-lb) 
Air line  connection 2 Nrn (18 in-lb) 
Brake  rotor to hub  16 
Nrn  (12 ft-lb) 
Driveshaft 
CV joint  to final drive flange 
- MI0 (Torx  bolts)  70 
Nrn  (51 ft-lb) 
- MB...

I Rear Suspension 
4 When installing subframe bushing, be sure alignment arrows 
point front and  rear. 
Coat  new mount  with 
CircolightB anti-friction  agent. 
< Draw new bushing into subframe using BMW special tools  33 
4152,334153,334154,334155,334157. 
- Remainder of installation is  reverse of removal,  noting the fol- 
lowing. 
* Tighten suspension arm  and shock absorber  fasteners to 
final torque  only after vehicle  has been lowered and 
sus- 
oension has settled. 
Rear wheel bearing...

330-33 
Rear ~us~ension/ 
4 Remove ABS sensor mounting fastener (arrow) and sensor. 
4 Remove  outer swing arm  nut (arrow)  and bolt 
4 Press out axle  shaft using BMW special tools 33 2  117, 
332116and332lll. 
- Support wheel bearing  carrier. Remove lower strut mounting 
fastener.   

(Rear Suspension 
< Remove upper front control arm (traction strut) ball  joint 
mounting nut 
(arrow). Press  control arm ball joint  out of 
wheel bearing carrier. 
- Repeat  above process on upper rear control arm. 
- Remove  wheel bearing carrier  assembly. 
4 When reinstalling,  pull axle  shaft  through wheel bearing car- 
rier using 
BMW special tools 33 2 115, 33 2 116 and 33 2 
118. 
- Lightly  oil bearing surface  of axle  collar nut and install. T~ght- 
en collar nut  firmly, but do not fully...