Removal and installation the transverse arm (BMW 3 Series E36)

The cross arm is disassembled. If the joint is broken or the cross arm is bent, the entire part must be replaced.

Removal

Loosen the wheel bolts with the vehicle parked on the ground.

Mark the relative positions of the disc and the wheel hub with paint so that you can later install the balanced wheel in its original place.

Raise the car and remove the wheel.



Screw in the wheel bolt and secure it to the wheel bolt and coil spring, see the picture. With this suspension, the hub will not fall off after the bolts are loosened.



Loosen bolt 2 of the ball joint until it rests against the shock absorber strut.

Unscrew the lower bolts "1" of the shock absorber strut. Clean the threaded holes with a wire brush.





Unscrew the centering bolt "2", while marking the position of the spacer washers (on both sides) for their subsequent installation.

Press out the ball joint with a suitable puller, for example HAZET 779.



Remove bolts "1" from the bottom.

From the top side, unscrew the nut of the ball joint "2" on the bridge beam. Knock out the ball joint with a plastic hammer. Remove the transverse arm.

Installation

Before installing the wishbone, thoroughly wash and degrease the ball joint necks and corresponding receiving holes with solvent.

Be sure to replace the self-locking nuts.



Insert the transverse arm. To install the nut "6" on the front axle beam, press the transverse arm upwards from the ball joint with a jack. Use a wooden spacer for this.



Tighten bolts "8" and the new self-locking nut "6" to a torque of 50 Nm.

Insert the centering bolt "2" from below, while observing the correct installation position of the spacer washers (Figure W 4034). Screw on a new self-locking nut and tighten it to a torque of 110 Nm. (Figure W 3632) Tighten the shock absorber strut from below with new bolts with a tightening torque of 110 Nm. The bolts have a locking coating and must be replaced after each unscrewing.

Tighten the new self-locking nut "7" on the outer ball joint of the wishbone to a torque of 65 Nm (Figure W 3641). Remove the wire hanger.

Screw the wheel on, observing the markings made during removal. Lower the car and tighten the wheel bolts crosswise to a torque of 110 Nm.