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Air Spring Strut: Removal

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  1. Drive car onto lifting platform and raise car.
  2. Lower front and rear axles with BMW diagnostic system in EHC2 program under menu item "Component activation". Carry out each activation 6 times.
  3. Remove front wheel.
  4. Remove cover from front wheel housing.
  5. Position of threaded pin to wheel arch must be marked. This ensures that the original camber is retained on installation.
    6. NOTE: If there is no centering pin (1) fitted, only one nut may be released first. See Fig 1.
  6. Release two nuts of spring strut support bearing/wheel arch connection.
  7. Release nuts securing washer fluid reservoir (1) on right side of car. Bring reservoir into appropriate position in order to guarantee access to inner nut of spring strut support bearing/wheel arch connection. See Fig 2.
  8. Release nut of stabilizer link/air spring strut connection. See Fig 3.
  9. Unclip speed sensor/brake wear cable from fixture (1) and disconnect in plug housing (2). See Fig 4.
  10. Remove nuts. See Fig 5. Remove swivel bearing and tie back.
  11. Release pipe (1). Release remaining nut of spring strut support bearing/wheel arch connection and press air spring strut (2) into appropriate position in order to guarantee access to screw connection between pipe and air spring strut (arrow). Unscrew pipe (1) at screw connection from air spring strut and remove air spring strut (2) towards bottom. See Fig 6.
Fig 1: Releasing Nuts Of Spring Strut
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Fig 2: Locating Nuts & Wheel Arch Connections
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Fig 3: Locating Nut For Stabilizer Link
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Fig 4: Locating Speed Sensor/Brake Wear Cable
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Fig 5: Removing Pivot Mount
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Fig 6: Removing Air Spring Strut
G00160922Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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