annoying squeak

[shadrack]

my car has started squeaking from the rear, only since i had it jacked up at weekend to change discs, it sounds like something on suspension as its on every bump etc.....soo anoying, oh i have air suspension so cant be springs

[gmc15]

Mine did the same thing - it was a bush on the rear suspension that needed changing. If you can find out which bush it is you can slacken/tighten the bolt a bit and this might stop the squeak until you get it reaplaced

[lezmtaylor]

Or the big mounting bushes (4).
Lez

[shadrack]

found my squeeking bush.....http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=33&fg=30 item 4 on here, it was £39 from the dealers, motor factors said it was dealer only someone on ebay sells this as part of a set but when dealer said that price for an oem one i went with that as i was expecting it to be more.

[Raj]

Rear balljoint. I had exactly the same when I jacked mine up. I've got the oe tool too. Mine came out in about 3 pieces...lol

[bullethead]

Glad you got it sorted, for a minute I thought you had Sanj locked in the boot.

[Sanj]

Git! Miss the X5?

[bullethead]

[quote=""Sanj""]Git! Miss the X5? [/quote]

Very much

[shadrack]

[quote=""Raj""]Rear balljoint. I had exactly the same when I jacked mine up. I've got the oe tool too. Mine came out in about 3 pieces...lol[/quote]
do you need a tool to do this or is it possible to do without? the bush came with a surclip so i assumed it didnt need pressing in, also i was going to drop the air out of the airbag to stop it pushing down on it. i was planning this by ullling the fuses and dissconecting the pipe in the boot, this ok? i took the bolt half out last week to grease and it sprung the hub out i had to use a 4ft tyre leaver to get it to line back up!!

[Raj]

[quote=""shadrack""][quote=""Raj""]Rear balljoint. I had exactly the same when I jacked mine up. I've got the oe tool too. Mine came out in about 3 pieces...lol[/quote]
do you need a tool to do this or is it possible to do without? the bush came with a surclip so i assumed it didnt need pressing in, also i was going to drop the air out of the airbag to stop it pushing down on it. i was planning this by ullling the fuses and dissconecting the pipe in the boot, this ok? i took the bolt half out last week to grease and it sprung the hub out i had to use a 4ft tyre leaver to get it to line back up!![/quote]

You need the tool to press them out. I've got the OE tool and it was still quite time consuming to get the balljoint out. The new one in is obviously a lot easier.

Definitely release the air pressure from the suspension otherwise (as you found out) its near impossible to get the lot lined back up to get the extension bolt back in.

I did this by just releasing the hose off the top of the airbag itself.

[shadrack]

thanks

[shadrack]

all done, squeek gone, i never changed the press out bush in the end it had all corroded in with it been a steel piece held in an alloy arm, did the l shape piece, really simple, dropped all air out of the airbag and re assembled in no time at all!!

[shadrack]

na the squeek is back, i will have to change the bush, any chance of a picture of the oe tool so i can make one? also anyone know the torque setting for the bolt as if i slacken it slightly it cures it?

[stevox5]

Hi mate

Where are you located i have a tool that you are welcome to borrow if close enough to be of use.

Im in south wales.

Cheers Steve

[shadrack]

near middlesboro! if you put aspic up i will make one