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Old 3rd February 2009, 22:35   #1
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No i dont mean its been out on the town.......my M5 feels a little loose at the back lets say a little unsteady on its feet. Rear suspension rubbers maybe.....

any guides or advice?
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Old 3rd February 2009, 22:45   #2
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Welcome to the board? Long time to post.

You'll want to search the main e39 forum for "rear sway brackets" or perhaps "x5 bushings".
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Old 3rd February 2009, 23:28   #3
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Thanks for that, its taken me a while to find a problem i need to find out more on.....

the car was bought for peanuts really and was purchased for one almighty road trip....


heres part two of a 4 part vid clip filmed from my E39 M5 2001

YouTube - Tuscany Road trip PT2
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Old 12th February 2009, 20:51   #4
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Car examined - result - rear upper balljoint gone - not sway arms.

but have ordered -

Complete powerflex bushes to be fitted
Plus new sway arm brackets

should be tight then....
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If you search on powerflex and x5 bushings in the main forum, you'll see there is some debate. Even on sway brackets, some choose to replace the $3 part every so often, while others go for expensive ultra-strong solutions (TCD).
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