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pete
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 5:15 am Post subject:
E39 V8 535i suspension bushes |
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It has done 112K miles and although the service history is complete
there is no mention of the front bushes being replaced.It is a 1998
motor and it is not steering as well as it should, in fact it is
decidedly wooly. What is a reasonable price to pay to have one or both
bushes replaced in the UK please folks.
pete
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Dave Plowman (News)
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 10:54 am Post subject:
Re: E39 V8 535i suspension bushes |
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In article <56qnp0h53is7d124h66srbj5mhp105e5sg@4ax.com>,
pete <peterturtill@hotmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | It has done 112K miles and although the service history is complete
there is no mention of the front bushes being replaced.It is a 1998
motor and it is not steering as well as it should, in fact it is
decidedly wooly.
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The usual first symptom is wheel wobble at speed or when braking. But I
thought you'd had that fixed?
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GT
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 11:26 am Post subject:
Re: E39 V8 535i suspension bushes |
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"pete" <peterturtill@hotmail.com> a écrit dans le message de
news:56qnp0h53is7d124h66srbj5mhp105e5sg@4ax.com...
| Quote: | It has done 112K miles and although the service history is complete
there is no mention of the front bushes being replaced.It is a 1998
motor and it is not steering as well as it should, in fact it is
decidedly wooly. What is a reasonable price to pay to have one or both
bushes replaced in the UK please folks.
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I don't know the price, but I confirm that suspensions are definitely a weak
point on those heavy BMWs and require expensive maintenance.
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Best regards.
Giovanni Tarantino
Bevaix (NE)
Switzerland
1997 Audi A4 2.8 Q 231,000 km (144,000 miles)
1997 BMW 535i 230,000 km (143,000 miles)
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pete
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 5:40 pm Post subject:
Re: E39 V8 535i suspension bushes |
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On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 10:54:45 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
<dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
| Quote: | In article <56qnp0h53is7d124h66srbj5mhp105e5sg@4ax.com>,
pete <peterturtill@hotmail.com> wrote:
It has done 112K miles and although the service history is complete
there is no mention of the front bushes being replaced.It is a 1998
motor and it is not steering as well as it should, in fact it is
decidedly wooly.
The usual first symptom is wheel wobble at speed or when braking. But I
thought you'd had that fixed?
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I took it back because of brake judder and suggested it was also a
problem with the suspension bushes. The garage put new discs on it and
that cured the judder completely but the car still wanders badly Dave
and all I can think of is having the suspension bushes replaced. How
much do you reckon it would cost me. The car is still under warranty
but I don't mind paying something just to get it fixed. I now know
that it hasn't got rack and pinion steering but another bloke with the
same car drove mine and said it is hopeless compared with his and
after driving his I realised mine is not up to scratch so now when I
take it back and offer to pay something towards fixing it I want to
know how much it would have cost without the warranty.
pete |
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