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Originally Posted by Stream
Ok. I overtightened and broke one of three bolts. It was the reason to replace strut mounts and it was good idea, bacause new mounts has less horisontal movement in it. I also noticed, that internal part of bearings in old mounts has oval shape (a bit), not perfectly round. And the whole bearing was shifted (1mm) from center of the mount. However it was sitting there firm.
Old and new mounts are Lemforder and have Koyo (Japan) bearing inside.
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Lemforder is the OEM part provider for BMW for strut mounts. Lemforder will cost around $32-35 a piece vs $100 a piece. So, one is paying $66.00 for a little BMW ink sticker.
If the strut mount has over 50,000 miles on it, it's a really good idea to replace it.