33 32 Control Arms and Struts
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CONTROL ARMS AND STRUTS TIGHTENING TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
| Type | Thread | Tightening Specification | Measure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1AZ Trailing arm to rear axle carrier | E34 / M5 | Replace screw tighten with special tool 33 3 060 and torque wrench Hazet 6291-2CT | 55 N.m. | |
| All | tighten in normal position | 67 N.m. | ||
| All | 10.9 | 77 N.m. | ||
| 2AZ Trailing arm to console | E31 | M14 x 1.5 | 127 N.m. | |
| 3AZ Trailing arm to wheel carrier | E31 | M18 x 1.5 | 278 N.m. | |
| 4AZ Traction strut to wheel carrier | E31 | Tapered spigot and bore must be free of grease | 80 N.m. | |
| E38 / E52 | ||||
| E39 | Tapered spigot and bore must be free of grease | 55 N.m. | ||
| E53 | 56 N.m. | |||
| E60 / E61 / E63 / E64 / E65 / E66 / E67 | 65 N.m. | |||
| 5AZ Control arm to rear axle support | E31 | tighten in normal position | 95 N.m. | |
| E38, Toe-in adjustment | tighten in normal position | 60 N.m. | ||
| E39, Toe-in adjustment | tighten in normal position With torque wrench Hazet 6290-CT | 60 N.m. | ||
| E52, Toe-in adjustment | tighten in normal position | 60 N.m. | ||
| E53 | tighten in normal position with special tool 32 3 150 and torque wrench Hazet 6291-ICT | 59 N.m. | ||
| E60 / E61 / E63 / E64 / E65 / E66 / E67, Toe-in adjustment | tighten in normal position | 65 N.m. | ||
| 6AZ Support arm to rear axle support | E31 | M14 x 1.5 | 127 N.m. | |
| 7AZ Support arm to wheel carrier | E31 | 150 N.m. | ||
| 8AZ Upper control arm to wheel carrier | E31 | M14 x 1.5 | 127 N.m. | |
| E38 / E52 | 160 N.m. | |||
| E39 | Replace nut | 142 N.m. | ||
| E53 / E60 / E61 / E63 / E64 | Replace nut | 165 N.m. | ||
| E65 / E66 | Replace nut | 175 N.m. | ||
| E67 | Replace nut | 110 N.m. | ||
| 9AZ Interconnecting link to trailing arm | E31 | M16 x 1.5 | Tapered spigot and bore both free of grease | 120 N.m. |
| 10AZ Integral arm to upper control arm | E31 | M14 x 1.5 | 127 N.m. | |
| 11AZ Upper/lower control arms to trailing arm | E36 / E46 | M12 x 1.5 | Replace eccentric bolt tighten in normal position | 110 N.m. |
| 12AZ Trailing arm to console | E36 / E46 | 110 N.m. | ||
| E85 / E83 | M12x1.5 10.9 | 100 N.m. | ||
| 13AZ Trailing arm console to body | E36 / E46 / E83 / E85, Toe-in adjustment | 77 N.m. | ||
| 14AZ Upper control arm to rear axle carrier | E31 | M12 x 1.5 | tighten in normal position | 77 N.m. |
| E36 | M12 10.9 | tighten in normal position Always replace antifatigue bolts with combination bolts and washers, see BMW Parts Service | 77 N.m. | |
| E38 / E39 / E52 | tighten in normal position | 110 N.m. | ||
| E52 | tighten in normal position | 110 N.m. | ||
| E46 / E85 | tighten in normal position | 77 N.m. | ||
| E83 | tighten in normal position | 77 +/- 10 N.m. | ||
| E53 / E60 / E61 / E63 / E64 | tighten in normal position | 100 N.m. | ||
| E65 / E66 / E67 | tighten in normal position | |||
| Jointing torque | 100 N.m. | |||
| Torque angle | 90 +/- 15° | |||
| 15AZ Lower control arm to rear axle carrier | E36 | M12 10.9 | tighten in normal position Always replace antifatigue bolts with combination bolts and washers, see BMW Parts Service | 77 N.m. |
| E46 / E85 | tighten in normal position | 77 N.m. | ||
| E83 | tighten in normal position | 77 +/- 10 N.m. | ||
| 16AZ Support bracket on body | E21 / E30 | 28 N.m. | ||
| 17AZ Compression strut on body | E83 / Other | M8 8.8 | 21 N.m. | |
| All | M8 10.9 | 30 N.m. | ||
| E65 / E66 / E67 | M10 10.9 | 38 N.m. | ||
| E60 / E61 / E63 / E64 | M10 10.9 | 48 N.m. | ||
| 18AZ Auxiliary control arm to trailing arm and rear axle carrier | All | M14 x 1.5 | tighten in normal position | 127 N.m. |
| 19AZ Additional strut on rear axle carrier | E32 / E34 | M12 x 1.5 | 110 N.m. | |
| 20AZ Swinging arm to rear axle support | E38 | Front | tighten in normal position | 60 N.m. |
| E39 | Front | tighten in normal position | 58 N.m. | |
| E52 | Front | tighten in normal position | 105 N.m. | |
| E53 / E60 / E61 / E63 / E64 / E65 / E66 / E67 | Front | tighten in normal position | 100 N.m. | |
| E38 | Rear | tighten in normal position | 130 N.m. | |
| E39, Camber adjustment | Rear M12 | tighten in normal position | 115 N.m. | |
| E39 / Touring, E39 / M5, Camber adjustment | Rear M14 | tighten in normal position | 174 N.m. | |
| E52 | Rear M14 | tighten in normal position | 160 N.m. | |
| E53 / E60 / E61 / E63 / E64 / E65 / E66 / E67 | Rear M14 | tighten in normal position | 165 N.m. | |
| 21AZ Integral link on front wheel carrier | E38 / E39 / E52 / E53 | tighten in normal position | 105 N.m. | |
| E60 / E61 / E63 / E64 / E65 / E66 / E67 | tighten in normal position | 100 N.m. | ||
| 22AZ Screw connection, swinging arm, integral link, wheel carrier | E38 / Camber adjustment | tighten in normal position | 236 N.m. | |
| E39 | tighten in normal position | 256 N.m. | ||
| E52 | tighten in normal position | 256 N.m. | ||
| E53 | tighten in normal position | 250 N.m. | ||
| E60 / E61 / E63 / E64 / E65 / E66 / E67 | tighten in normal position | 240 N.m. | ||
| 23AZ V-strut to tension strut / body | E46 / M3 | Replace screws | ||
| Jointing torque | 59 N. | |||
| Torque angle | 90° | |||
| 24AZ Upper control arm to trailing arm | E85 | M12x1.5 8.8 | tighten in normal position | 100 N.m. |
| E83 | M12x1.5 | tighten in normal position | 106 N.m. | |
| 25AZ Lower control arm to trailing arm | E85 | M12x1.5 10.9 | tighten in normal position | 77 N.m. |
| E83 | M12x1.5 10.9 | tighten in normal position | 100 N.m. | |
| 26AZ Tension strut to compression strut / body | E83 | M10 | tighten in normal position | 60 N.m. |
| 27AZ Heat shield to compression strut | E83 | M6 | 5 N.m. | |
| 28AZ Heat shield to compression strut | E65 / E66 / E67 | M8 | 19 N.m. |