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vpricey
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Posted: 28-March-2015 at 23:17 |
I thought I'd post up a few pictures of some work ive done on the M5 this winter. First
up was a rather annoying Oil leak from the left bank. I replaced the
cam cover gaskets last year when it was off the road for winter. I
thought that was the cure, but no...so off with the plenum again.... The
Power steering pipes had been leaking and as well as a leak from cam
cover, i spotted the o-rings on the vanos solenoids had been leaking
too. So they got replaced too. Also while the coil pack covers were off, i rubber them down and laqured them. Much better. Next up was the brakes. I had a bad wobble under braking, so i decided to have the discs skimmed, then i painted the centres... Then
whilst the brakes were off, i thought i'd check the front wheel
bearings, i gave them a spin......yip both rumbly, two new wheel
bearings required..nice.... The calipers were looking scabby, so i stripped them then had them powder coated and rebuilt with some new seals... Much better. Next up was the usual culprit of the M5, leaking diff seals, so exhaust off, clean it up, diff out, refurb and back in. Out... In... Repaired and cleaned... After
a quick ru of the engine, the oil leak was back, so back off with the
plenum and cam cover, Hylomar gasket sealent and back on....again... A BIG thanks to Cambell for all his help as usual! |
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Paul - '87 E30 325i Sport - '99 E39 M5 - '05 E53 X5
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Vroom vroom
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gary
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Brilliant work
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Andrew Rolland
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Impressive stuff indeed Paul, I'm envious of what work you do on your beast!
How did you replace the front bearings?
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Superb as usual Paul & Cambell, no short cuts, Genius's!
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My Other Car is a SKODA.. really !
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vpricey
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The bearings are bolted on with 4x 18mm bolts i think, i could get 3 of them easily from the back, for the fourth i had to slacken the strut from the hub and remove it slightly. It wasn't a bad job, just awkward due to the locktite on the bolts.
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Paul - '87 E30 325i Sport - '99 E39 M5 - '05 E53 X5
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Cool as bud looks like a good job done
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Issy
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Paul great thread! You might want to post it over in the car club forum as well as most folk are over there these days! 👍😜
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vpricey
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I have done Issy, its in the pictures section. 😃👍
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Paul - '87 E30 325i Sport - '99 E39 M5 - '05 E53 X5
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There's a pictures section ?
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Are you fixing Cambells now?
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I have been diagnosed with ADHOtS. Attention Deficit Hyperactive Ohh that's Shiney
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Nope I am, but I'm sure Paul will be kind enough to help.
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