Crazy, re engine mounts. Charlie, looks great. Welcome back Rus.
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Randeaux/Rando/John/jr - '06 Cic ZHP; Southern California
"ZHP or not, I still like you"
ZHP Performance Package, Cold Weather Package, Leather, Jet Black/Black/BlackCube, NAV, Anthracite Black "my individual" interior trim
ESS Stage 1 Twin Screw Supercharger, Sprint Booster, BMW Perf Intake, Magnaflow Exhaust, Dinan TB & STEP S/W, UCC Sway Bars, Apex EC-7 18x8.5 ET38
Suspension: AST 44100 dampers, Bimmerworld front adjustable end links, Swift springs (8K front, 10K rear), Vorshlag camber plates
Dynavin D99+, Hardwire V1 (w/V1 Connection), BSW Stage 1 Speakers, Kicker Amp/Subwoofer
BMW Performance Strut Brace, Orion V2 Angel Eyes, No-holes License Plate, SMG Paddle Shift Mod, Besian VANOS, Gold DISA, Fan Delete, M3 Side Mirrors
Note: Actual car no longer resembles signature picture
2004 330i E46 with ZHP performance package and cold weather package
Thanks Rus and JR! I got a chance to test the bearings out with some scrap plate, they are indeed very slippery - the bearings are rated to 225 kg each and there are 9 at each corner, so I have no concerns about tire bind when doing toe alignments. I didn't have a chance to fab the actual grease plates before the break, so I'll do that early next year.
Hmmmm a bit hard for me to tell but the bolt on the left in the first pic could potentially be due to fatigue fracture? Perhaps one of them let go, which would induce extra bending moment on the mount on the other side. Just a hypothesis.
Either way, engine mounts going bad at our cars' age and mileage is not unusual, especially the one on the RH side by the exhaust manifold. When I did them on my car, that side was noticeably worse than the other.
Huh, what are your symptoms?
I correct my earlier statement, the front end feels noticeably smoother and "tighter."
I thought nothing was wrong with the original FCA because the boots were intact and the ball joints seemed to move smoothly without noticeable slop. And nothing seemed noticeably different in the drive around the block. Quite disappointed, I posted my initial impressions.
I took the car for an extended drive last night, including highway, and the front end feels much more smooth. This was especially noticeable when driving over on expansion joints, cracks, and other broken pavement. I guess the wear and tear on the ball joint wasn't very pronounced, but quite real. Now I'm wondering if I should just order some new rear control arm outer ball joints just to match.
Took my ZHP out for a quick ride today just to see if I made a mistake doing the arm rest delete on her recently... after I pulled back into my driveway I decided I did the right thing deleting my worn arm rest. I like the car much better this way. I will soon sort the remaining pieces to completely freshen up the center console
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