E39 restore entire suspention on 80K miles - second part

[champaign777]

So ...
This is second part of our story
Below parts which i replaced - i am not hurry so i did it in last 2 month , step by step


much better but nor perfect
upgrated engine mounts - way no more engine vibration - cool
still not perfect
new front tires - way way but still ...
finally come to TRANSMISSION MOUNTS
THIS IS THE BAD GUY
***** Upper -original from my car - see how bad the left one
***** Down - new from dealer installed today
I replaced shaft drive 2 month ago but have no idea that
my transmissiong mounts so bad too !





and what is more important :
no more steering / under seats vibration on 70/75 MPH

I was simple lucky that I did it - first time when I checked them I didnt find and problem with them and only when I took them out I recognized how bad they are

But what is strange - I didnt find any place
( and I did a lot of investigation ) where somebody had the same problem ... My car has only 85K miles - how they can be so bad ?
Anybody who replaced them ?

Any comments folks ?? Looks like all left for replacement ...
I guess in next 2-3 weeks dealer will sell 100-200 sets of these mounts
hahaha

[bildar]

my mech just replaced my transmission mounts. the old ones had some chunks missing. my car has 141k.

what kind of engine mounts did you upgrade to?

[champaign777]

First I bought Cartego from Autohouze .After looking carefully I found out that one was defected
So I sent them back and bought original from dealer - they are one to one same to my old . They are 15$ expensive each but they are really good ( with oil ) and I like to seat on them now .

If you are not sure go to dealer and don't spend money on this aftermarket junk

Bildar - and how do you feel now ? for me it helped a lot

My question is do I need readjust my shaft drive now ?
Some advise ?? My front/seat vibration is gone but I still feel some slight pushing in the back ... on rear suspension I replaced only ball joints and stabilizers and steel have rear upper/low arms original
Or maybe its simple roads ...

[champaign777]

finally my vibration problem resolved
It was a long list including all mounts around and readjusting shaft drive mount

[SleekBMW]

finally my vibration problem resolved
It was a long list including all mounts around and readjusting shaft drive mount

OMG how much did you spend on parts an labor?

[rpg]

Nice work, I plan to have all the parts you listed above replaced by the summer.

Can you do me a favour? If you still have the OEM upper control arms (longer arm with bend), could you cut open the bushing to see if it is fluid-filled? I'm 95% sure the straight-6 E39 upper control arm bushings are not fluid-filled.

[champaign777]

Steek BMW :
As i was new to BMW problems i spent ~5K including
new tires which are not installed yet
all new struts / mounts around
all new arms/tie rods/stabilizers
new shaft drive / steering rack
all new engine/transmission/shaft drive mounts
The only original part which i didnt replace - 2 lower/upper Rear arms
But If i was doing it again i think i can manage it in less money ... something around 1,5-2K ( DIY )
Even i paid for labor after all i should readjust central shaft drive mount / front arms on the ground - so better to do it yourself from beginning
or do it by BMW dealer but they usually 3 times more expensive
rpg :
No my was not filled with oil .
The only parts which i found filled with oil ( again this is what i found ) was :
Rear bell joints
Engine mounts

[mmm635]

Nice work, I plan to have all the parts you listed above replaced by the summer.

Can you do me a favour? If you still have the OEM upper control arms (longer arm with bend), could you cut open the bushing to see if it is fluid-filled? I'm 95% sure the straight-6 E39 upper control arm bushings are not fluid-filled.

They are fluid-filled for the I6. You can see the oil stains on the bottom of the control arm in the pics. I actually took apart a new oem bushing (oil all over my work table) in the pics since I was installing Powerflex anyway.

Control Arm Pics for I6 E39

[rpg]

Thanks Michel for the pics, and for clarification.

Like champaign777, I suspected they were completely rubber, indicating that neither of our bushings actually tore and released fluid.

Thanks again,
Richard

[Jason5driver]

They are fluid-filled for the I6. You can see the oil stains on the bottom of the control arm in the pics. I actually took apart a new oem bushing (oil all over my work table) in the pics since I was installing Powerflex anyway.

Control Arm Pics for I6 E39

I dig the hockey puck spacer between the jack and the engine jacking point!

Plus, I really don't believe you have coil-overs!
Oh, wait, that's me...
Doh!
LOL!

[mmm635]

I dig the hockey puck spacer between the jack and the engine jacking point!

Plus, I really don't believe you have coil-overs!
Oh, wait, that's me...
Doh!
LOL!

It finally occurred to me that you were leaving your suspension alone until hunting season was over since you needed the extra clearance. Damn, Jason, you are really gonna be set when those coilovers are installed considering the flexibility you will have with the height adjustment during hunting season. My advice is to get that peel away camo all over your car so you won't spook the deer! And I thought I was the only redneck that goes hunting with his E39.

[champaign777]

strange
i did'n find and oil on my old bushing around .
As you can see on my pictures my were clean ... even some were broken ... maybe not broken enough ?
Michel , are you happy with your Powerflex bushing ??
I have feeling that better than OEM can be only OEM