Rear wheel alignment?.

I recently had the rear wheel alignment done with David Prentice, Portadown, Northern Ireland.
The bolts were badly rusted and they could not get any from Germany.
I went online and located and got them from http://parts.bmwofsouthatlanta.com/
We soon had them in the post and job done.

I'm going to reproduce those bolts and will hopefully soon be able to offer them.
Most of them are in pretty bad condition.
I hope you installed your new ones using some grease so they can't corrode inside the bearing anymore.

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I hope you installed your new ones using some grease so they can't corrode inside the bearing anymore.

Good point. I hope they did. I did not know about that and was not there for the fitting.

To most mechanics I know copper grease seems to be something totally unknown.
I use it all the time:
When installing ABS sensors incl. the little M6 screw.
The fixing screws for the brake rotors.
Handbrake cables where they go into the wheel carrier.
Various front and rear axle bolts
etc. etc.
Only on wheel bolts it is an absolute NoNo.

Wokke.

Just for info in case you don't know.

There is a guy on ebay (also privately) making discontinued bmw tools. Email: gspeechley@phoenixmotorsport.co.uk Ebay: http://stores.ebay.ie/phoenixm…uk?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

Thanks for the info. Of course I know Gerry - who doesn't

Well I did not, until August last year when I needed to do some work on the pop-up headlamps. He supplied a headlamp pod level adjusting tool which proved
invaluable. It made the job a whole lot easier.

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I recently had the rear wheel alignment done with David Prentice, Portadown, Northern Ireland.
The bolts were badly rusted and they could not get any from Germany.
I went online and located and got them from http://parts.bmwofsouthatlanta.com/
We soon had them in the post and job done.

Just checked their websaite and they no longer list the Eccentric Bolts for Camber adjustment (Part 3 on the diagram)

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To most mechanics I know copper grease seems to be something totally unknown.
I use it all the time:
When installing ABS sensors incl. the little M6 screw.
The fixing screws for the brake rotors.
Handbrake cables where they go into the wheel carrier.
Various front and rear axle bolts
etc. etc.
Only on wheel bolts it is an absolute NoNo.

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Why a NoNO on wheel bolts??

Because of the risk that they come lose.

Wolf - I thought it was OK to use copper grease on the wheel bolts. I have been using it for over 20 years on all my lug bolts with a proper torque setting and never have had one get loose.

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Wolf - I thought it was OK to use copper grease on the wheel bolts. I have been using it for over 20 years on all my lug bolts with a proper torque setting and never have had one get loose.

I learned to never use it on lug bolts because they could come loos even if tightened with the correct torque.
Why exactly? I could only guess....

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.. If you end up doing all this, you would be well advised to have the BMW KDS wheel alignment check done afterwards. Here in the UK it is £150 +VAT!!! BUT four tyres are much more

http://www.8er.org/forum/showt…highlight=rear+suspension

Having noticed uneven wear on my front tyres, after replacing the suspension links, I figured that a KDS might be in order. Just called the local dealer and was quoted £365.40.

Have prices increased ?

Rear tyres are actually fine with little and even wear, so do you think a tyre-shop alignment just for the front might be all right, in view of the price of a KDS?

The tyres have about 9,000 miles on them from new.

8er.org/forum/index.php?attachment/26537/

Whilst at it, the other thing I was going to have done is to change the auto transmission fluid, but I understand that probably only 4 or 5 litres will be renewed as the rest will remain in the transmission oil cooler and the torque-converter. That was estimated at around £187 plus cost of filter in sump.