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Yup. A Torx bit Is preferred (as the picture shows).
However, the first time I did it I didn't notice that... |
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Yeah, that's the other one I was concerned about. It's not the tools themselves, it's if they need to be deep, or shallow, etc. I think I have it worked out though. Looks like it easily fits far enough through.
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09-03-2020, 11:37 AM | #25 |
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Since you’re replacing that nut anyway if it’s giving you issues just impact that little sucker off.
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09-03-2020, 11:58 AM | #26 |
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If you don't already have a set of pass-thorough tools. This is a nice little set that I bought b/c it has most sizes that I might need in grab and go case.
http://www.searshometownstores.com/p...-Set-With-Case On a side note. It's such same that I couldn't find this on craftsman.com and that I had to use Google to find it. Seems Sears IT still cannot create a basic web site. Sad really. |
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And the hits just keep on coming.
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09-03-2020, 06:09 PM | #29 |
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Have the same spring compressor. Much nicer than the old ones that want to kill you all the time.
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I was going to ask you about the whole alignment/adjustment/settling thing. I'm confused about the order.
Do I drive the car a week, adjust the front to my liking, then get it aligned? Or get it aligned asap, then possibly adjust the front to my liking? Adjust the front now, drive a week, then align? Keep in mind my suspension was used, just under 5K miles on it, so I'm not sure what kind of settling there will be. As it is, with 7 threads showing, it looks high in the front to me. |
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Unless you have 150kg to pop in the front seats, it's going to be tricky to get it set correctly during installation. In the meantime, set it to what the fitting instructions say with the car on a smooth and above all level surface (concrete garage floor is good, as they tend to self-level when poured and screeded), then - assuming you're confident you got everything correctly tightened - go drive it. They get it 4-wheel aligned after a couple of weeks, as they will have the means to ballast it.
Mine was correctly set, but has since settled slightly lower. Subsequently, I fitted the M2C front braces and top mounts, which led to some adjustment of the fronts. HTH. |
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After alignment, can I adjust the front height a bit without needing another alignment? |
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OK, so this is a tale of 3 nuts, and 10 bolts.
The first picture shows 3 nuts. The middle one is what came on the top of my front, and rear struts. I was advised to buy 2 of the left one, which is the same, but shorter, but had no where to put them. The nut on the far right came lightly screwed to the top of my used M Performance suspension, but hadn't been used. I ended up using the 2 new bolts (middle) on the front struts, and re-using the old nuts on the rears. Not sure if that's right, but it is what it is. Anybody got any ideas on this one? Last edited by VisualEcho; 09-05-2020 at 07:26 PM.. |
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Now the tale of the front strut bolts.
The bolt on the right is the OEM bolt, but BMW sent me the bolt on the left as the replacement. I didn't use them. Am I being too particular? Should I go ahead and use them even though they are obviously different? |
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Oh yeah, and the car is done. Quick driveway pic with the phone. It looks even here, but the front is still a bit high with 3.5 threads showing. Hope it settles a bit. More pix soon.
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The one on the left is 31307855400 Hexagon screw with flange M8X33 10.9 ZNS3 - which is what's in the list of parts on the previous page - and is listed in realoem as part of the retrofit kit for the MPS. In the M3/4, 31307855400 is listed as attaching the strut top to the body shell when using the reinforcement ring. HTH Last edited by M Fifty; 09-06-2020 at 03:39 AM.. |
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If they gave you 4 of the ones on the left when the part numbers on the list show 2 of each, then maybe take them back and exchange them. If you decide to change the nuts on the rear, you'll be relieved to hear that as it's possible to change the upper mounting without removing the damper, just changing the nut won't be a problem. |
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And if I do, I just take out one at a time, in a star pattern, torquing it to spec as I go? I can't imagine removing them all at the same time, but that would probably be ok as well, no? OK, but I wonder why, when what came off of the car is the same as the front. Is it because of the MPS? Quote:
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Also, for anyone reading this, SKIP the paper gaskets unless your car is older, mine were reusable for sure.
Beyond that, I ended up not using the fronts because they were wrong. And even if I would have cut them to be correct, the holes don't line up. |
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I ordered the hardware kit along with my coils, I’m still debating if I should remove my strut and spring by releasing the nut on the strut using a jack to support the lower control arm. Going this route will save me a bunch of time from removing my carbon fiber brace and leaving my top hat alone and no need to use spring compressor. I will have a bunch of extra hardware laying around.
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It looks like you just needed to rotate that gasket another bit to make it fit.
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He does it the hard way IMO. If I were to do it again, I'd do it differently, leaving the strut bolted to the top and using the weight of the brake/knuckle assembly to pull it out. As it was, I did it his way, then had to bolt the strut back up, and do it the other way to get it out. Both sides. I think you can do it any way you want, but don't be afraid of the spring compressor, it was only $119 and worked like a charm, so easy to use. I'm going to sell the entire kit I used to make this install as used only once so someone doesn't have to search for it all. Not at all. Tried it every possible way, and nothing worked at all. |
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