04-24-2019, 08:49 AM | #1 |
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Front suspension bushings bad at 50K miles
At 51,000 miles a trusted garage tells me my 2014 328i front bushings are 'coming apart' and that's why rough ride over pot holes. $920 including required alignment. Sound right to you folks (can't say guys anymore).
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04-24-2019, 09:07 AM | #2 |
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Yes about the bushings but that price seems very high.
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04-24-2019, 09:17 AM | #3 |
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What bushing are they replacing? Are they just replacing the bushings or getting new arms w/ bushings?
For a complete front end bushing replacement, $900 is pretty darn good.
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04-24-2019, 10:25 AM | #6 |
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I replaced lower control arms and thrust arms. The arms where about $200 each pair and then the alignment was $250. I installed the part so just the parts and alignment was well over $600.
So depending on what the OP is replacing and if they are having a shop do the work, I could see it being that expensive. |
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Easy enough to do on jack stands or necessary to have a proper lift? |
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For xDrive cars you have to disconnect the drive axle from the knuckles to get the tension struts out, RWD you don't and it's way faster. For both RWD and xDrive, doing it on jack stands is just fine. As always, having the proper tools (sockets, extensions, appropriate height torx sockets, ect.) makes things go more smoothly.
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04-29-2019, 11:35 AM | #12 |
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They did replace the "Upper Control Arms." Said the "Thrust Arm Bushing" was worn, but could not just do bussing because they were out of round.
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04-29-2019, 03:22 PM | #13 |
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Did you ask for the old control arms back? I'm no mechanic but that sounds like a way to just sell you another part and be lazy. It's a bit easier to just swap out the whole control arm.
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Does your trusted garage have a camera? Consider doing nothing. What are the consequences? podman |
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