LQ4/T56 into 2001 BMW 540i
08-20-2014, 09:07 AM
#365
They are KW ST coilovers for E39 M5. They can go lower but with this being a fair weather daily I want to retain some civility without crawling over pebbles in the road like an obnoxious *******. They give a good ride, although a bit bouncy over some surfaces.
09-17-2014, 12:19 PM
#375
ok, there is a happy ending to the story (not that kind of happy ending)
overnighted a balancer from Summit, but because it was ordered after the evening shipping deadline it wasn't going to make it in time. There was just one left locally, so I snagged that and a 3 jaw puller. Unfortunately it was the same aftermarket brand as the one that failed, so I have to install the ACDelco that showed up too late. After scratching my head for a while figuring out how to pull her off, I came up with this:
Started here
Took a lot of wiggling to get everything lined up right
and off
I just so happened to have a spare Goodyear belt laying around so popped that on and buttoned it up:
just in time for this
and this
and most importantly this
I can't seem to get the youtube videos to embed so if anyone can help that'd be appreciated.
a special thanks to my best man, Tim (technician117) who helped immensely throughout the evening (mostly calming my nerves and helping pack the car at the end of the evening).
The End
overnighted a balancer from Summit, but because it was ordered after the evening shipping deadline it wasn't going to make it in time. There was just one left locally, so I snagged that and a 3 jaw puller. Unfortunately it was the same aftermarket brand as the one that failed, so I have to install the ACDelco that showed up too late. After scratching my head for a while figuring out how to pull her off, I came up with this:
Started here
Took a lot of wiggling to get everything lined up right
and off
I just so happened to have a spare Goodyear belt laying around so popped that on and buttoned it up:
just in time for this
and this
and most importantly this
I can't seem to get the youtube videos to embed so if anyone can help that'd be appreciated.
a special thanks to my best man, Tim (technician117) who helped immensely throughout the evening (mostly calming my nerves and helping pack the car at the end of the evening).
The End
Last edited by LQ4-E39; 09-17-2014 at 12:30 PM.
09-19-2014, 11:52 AM
#379
