BMW X5: Replacing Rubber Mounts On Both Tension Struts
Special tools required:
Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Check wheel control joints of tension struts while installed, replace
tension struts if necessary.
- Remove tension struts.
Using a press and special tools 33 3 322 and 31 3 032 , press rubber mount
out of tension strut.
NOTE: Special tool 33 3 322 must be exactly flush with rubber mount
bushing.
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Fig. 56: Identifying Special Tool (33 3 322)
Installation:
Keep rubber mount and bushing in tension strut clean and free from grease.
Align rubber mounts to each other using markings and press in. The deviation (A)
must not exceed +- 5º.
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Fig. 57: Aligning Rubber Mounts Using Markings
Installation:
Protrusion (A) equally large.
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Fig. 58: Identifying Protrusion
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REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING LEFT OR RIGHT SWIVEL BEARING
Necessary preliminary tasks:
Remove wheel bearing.
IMPORTANT: Secure swivel bearing against falling out.
Replacement only: Remove brak
Facts:
When a shock absorber is faulty on one side (leaking, noises, limit values
exceeded on the shock tester), often
both shock absorbers on the axle in question are replaced.
Consequence:
This is
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IMPORTANT: Risk of damage!
Extreme cleanliness must be ensured in the connection area of the vent
lines
during removal and installation. Even the smallest of dirt particles can cause
leakage in the air spring system
Necessary preliminary tasks:
Remove front right wheel arch cover (rear section).
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exhaust gas which reaches the
turbocharger turbines. Both the velocity and the mass of the exhaust-gas flow
are directly dependent on engine
speed and engine load.
The engine-management system uses wastegate valves to co