51 71... Removing and installing/replacing rear middle tension strut (from 03/2007)

Release bolts (1, 2, 4) and remove tension strut (3).

Installation: 

First fasten all bolts provisionally and then tighten down.

• Screw (1) M12x50

  Tightening torque: 105 Nm

  Angle of rotation: 105°

• Screw (4) M8x25

  Tightening torque: 28 Nm

  Fig 1: Identifying Tension Strut And Bolts

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Release bolts (1, 2, 4) and remove tension strut (3).

Installation: 

• Screw (1) M12x50

  Tightening torque: see 22AZ in Fig 1.

• Screw (4) M8x25

  Tightening torque: see 13AZ in Fig 1.

Fig 1: Identifying Tension Strut And Bolts

Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.