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    4. : Disassembly of the rear suspension

BMW Serie 3 - Video tutorial

Model: BMW Serie 3 E46 - Years 1998-2006
Part: Suspensions
Operation: Disassembly of the rear suspension

First loosen the wheel nuts. Position the jack under the car to raise it to the optimum height for processing, then position the jack stands under the body. Then remove the wheel. Unscrew the wheel hub, after locking it with a stop. It is now necessary for someone inside the car to press the brake pedal for you and at the same time, using an E14 Torx hex wrench, loosen the bolts of the propshaft. Rotate the drive shaft to reach the other bolts to unscrew, which can also be done without removing the exhaust bracket. Use the 10 mm wrench for easy access to the caliper bolts on which you will notice the presence of two plastic dust protectors that you will remove. Now unscrew the caliper bolts detaching the latter at the same time as removing the side stops. Store the brake pads elsewhere. Also unscrew the caliper support bracket around the disc. Loosen the transmission bolts again. Hammer on the disc to seat it and using a 6 mm wrench unscrew the 5 bolts, remove it. Remove the rotation sensor using a size 5 hex wrench and everything connected to the trailing arm: the rotation sensor harness, the brake system hose and the handbrake cable. The suspension arm is held by 18 bolts. Remove the lower swinging arm with the 18 socket wrench and then the upper one again with the same wrench. If necessary, carefully hammer the relative bolts to facilitate the decoupling of the elements. At this point, unscrew the bolt that connects the lower arm to the shock absorber stem. You can pull out the drive shaft by pulling it out. Undo the remaining bolts of the lower arm which will now be free.


Posted on 26 June 2023 by ScegliAuto

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First remove the plastic profile at the base of the gear lever. To do this, slightly widen the side edges and carefully lift it to release it. There is no need to remove it completely, just move it forward to avoid bother. Now remove the plastic center console around the handbrake by first working from the rear to release it and lifting it until the brake lever passes. Also in this case it is not necessary to remove it completely but, paying attention to the connected cables, it can be stowed in front of the passenger seat. At this point we notice that at the base of the handbrake lever, on the front, we find a nut. By acting on it, with a 10 wrench, we can adjust the brake force, increasing it by turning the nut clockwise, or decreasing it by turning it counterclockwise. Once adjusted, the center console can be repositioned first, pressing lightly to engage it, and then the profile of the gearbox base.

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