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E60 Rear Wishbone Lifespan?
My BMW garage tells me my rear O/S wishbone needs replacing - too much
freeplay. The car has done 56k miles. When do these things normally need replacing? The car is driven carefully etc. Can something cause thus to occur? Thanks. |
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E60 Rear Wishbone Lifespan?
tis the rubber spacers that are worn out ?
looking at my computer print out of BMW certified mechanic repairs for my VIN ... at about 48k out of the factory ... there was a fairly major repair of a large part on the engine ... forgot what it was ... and there has not been any problems with the car for now 175k miles other then maintenance. also ... replace a waterpump ... that 5 months later had to be replaced again on the next oil change (my BMW jobber did a warrenty swapout for that part). it was a lemmon part ... not a lemmon car. stuff like this happens it is the human element they are trying to eliminate through the engineering and machining ... can only go so far since the human hand with its intention is behind it. people and their things ... always give 110 percent, they are always doing the best they can with whey they got. Such as the President of the USA ... the poor little boy is doing the best he can with what he gots. you want to do better ... improve what you gots. change the emotional bathwater, keep the baby, upgrade your intention. as you speak so shall you become, as you think so shall you be. Bubble Boy talked US here and thunk US here with landslide victories and social mandates and the Dummy Dems helping the GOPerps all the way. Pill Grims they are !!! Here have some koolaid ... from the Grim Pills. Great family fun and the kids love it. All hail the Serpent Staff of Moses from the Jealous God of FIRE !!! sumbuddie wear blind sea in article , lviren at wrote on 12/14/08 1:25 AM: > My BMW garage tells me my rear O/S wishbone needs replacing - too much > freeplay. The car has done 56k miles. When do these things normally need > replacing? The car is driven carefully etc. Can something cause thus to > occur? > > Thanks. |
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E60 Rear Wishbone Lifespan?
They tell me the wishbone needs replaced - about £200 for the part. The
reason I ask is that someone crashed into my car in that area but I thought there was only damage to the body. Could the collision have damaged the wishbone? Thanks. "Alan B. Mac Farlane" > wrote in message ... > tis the rubber spacers that are worn out ? > > looking at my computer print out of BMW certified mechanic repairs for my > VIN ... at about 48k out of the factory ... there was a fairly major > repair > of a large part on the engine ... forgot what it was ... and there has not > been any problems with the car for now 175k miles other then maintenance. > > also ... replace a waterpump ... that 5 months later had to be replaced > again on the next oil change (my BMW jobber did a warrenty swapout for > that > part). > > it was a lemmon part ... not a lemmon car. > > stuff like this happens it is the human element they are trying to > eliminate > through the engineering and machining ... can only go so far since the > human > hand with its intention is behind it. > > people and their things ... always give 110 percent, they are always doing > the best they can with whey they got. > > Such as the President of the USA ... the poor little boy is doing the best > he can with what he gots. > > you want to do better ... improve what you gots. > > change the emotional bathwater, keep the baby, upgrade your intention. > > as you speak so shall you become, > > as you think so shall you be. > > Bubble Boy talked US here and thunk US here with landslide victories and > social mandates and the Dummy Dems helping the GOPerps all the way. > > Pill Grims they are !!! > > Here have some koolaid ... from the Grim Pills. > > Great family fun and the kids love it. > > All hail the Serpent Staff of Moses from the Jealous God of FIRE !!! > > sumbuddie wear blind sea > > > > > in article , lviren at > wrote on 12/14/08 1:25 AM: > >> My BMW garage tells me my rear O/S wishbone needs replacing - too much >> freeplay. The car has done 56k miles. When do these things normally >> need >> replacing? The car is driven carefully etc. Can something cause thus to >> occur? >> >> Thanks. > |
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E60 Rear Wishbone Lifespan?
On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:14:57 -0000, "lviren" > wrote:
>They tell me the wishbone needs replaced - about £200 for the part. The >reason I ask is that someone crashed into my car in that area but I thought >there was only damage to the body. Could the collision have damaged the >wishbone? > Quite possibly.......... If you have claimed from their insurance get in touch with them again and point out that subsequentially further damage to the vehicle has been found resulting from the "accident" and you want the assessor to re-inspect and authorise repairs - get an estimate/quote from your favorite BMW dealer first. Hugh >Thanks. > >"Alan B. Mac Farlane" > wrote in message ... >> tis the rubber spacers that are worn out ? >> >> looking at my computer print out of BMW certified mechanic repairs for my >> VIN ... at about 48k out of the factory ... there was a fairly major >> repair >> of a large part on the engine ... forgot what it was ... and there has not >> been any problems with the car for now 175k miles other then maintenance. >> >> also ... replace a waterpump ... that 5 months later had to be replaced >> again on the next oil change (my BMW jobber did a warrenty swapout for >> that >> part). >> >> it was a lemmon part ... not a lemmon car. >> >> stuff like this happens it is the human element they are trying to >> eliminate >> through the engineering and machining ... can only go so far since the >> human >> hand with its intention is behind it. >> >> people and their things ... always give 110 percent, they are always doing >> the best they can with whey they got. >> >> Such as the President of the USA ... the poor little boy is doing the best >> he can with what he gots. >> >> you want to do better ... improve what you gots. >> >> change the emotional bathwater, keep the baby, upgrade your intention. >> >> as you speak so shall you become, >> >> as you think so shall you be. >> >> Bubble Boy talked US here and thunk US here with landslide victories and >> social mandates and the Dummy Dems helping the GOPerps all the way. >> >> Pill Grims they are !!! >> >> Here have some koolaid ... from the Grim Pills. >> >> Great family fun and the kids love it. >> >> All hail the Serpent Staff of Moses from the Jealous God of FIRE !!! >> >> sumbuddie wear blind sea >> >> >> >> >> in article , lviren at >> wrote on 12/14/08 1:25 AM: >> >>> My BMW garage tells me my rear O/S wishbone needs replacing - too much >>> freeplay. The car has done 56k miles. When do these things normally >>> need >>> replacing? The car is driven carefully etc. Can something cause thus to >>> occur? >>> >>> Thanks. >> |
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