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02-16-2015, 12:46 PM | #1 |
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What happened to my car??
A few days ago I'm driving and go over a small speed bump and the whole passenger rear just starts to make a clunking sound. So I go home to find my rear strut looking like this:
Now this is how its supposed to look, (driver side rear) Now, I have a history of pothole damage to the car. These struts are fairly new (less then a year old) Did the struts just give out or what? They're oem sport brand |
02-16-2015, 01:25 PM | #2 |
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The strut rod blew through the top hat. Others have had this happen before. Looks like you have a lot of rust on your strut rod too. Are you sure they are new? The top of the strut rod should be a hex, not like what you have. It looks like you got aftermarket struts that have rusted out.
Here is a link to the parts: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...53&hg=33&fg=45 Basically the strut rod punched through item #4, 5 and 6. You will need to replace all of them. That strut also looks shot based on the corrosion and should be replaced too. Wouldn't hurt to replace item 3 too as the bump stop is likely worn out.
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Item 4 is the immediate culprit, but you have to replace all the rear shock bushing hardware and the shocks. You have some pretty bad corrosion issues in your neck of the woods. |
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02-16-2015, 02:16 PM | #4 | |
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Those don't look OEM to me, and even if they were they're basically corroded beyond recovery at this point.
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02-16-2015, 04:10 PM | #5 |
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replace both rear shocks with new top mounting bushings and hardware. easy fix.
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02-19-2015, 02:48 PM | #6 |
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Make sure you replace both of them, and probably want to check other bushings etc with all that rust you have going on..
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