This needs to have more views. I had to replace strut mounts 3 times (cheap mounts) and I pulled the entire shock from the car. It's so much easier leaving the shock in place as you did it, just tried it myself and it was a breeze.
That bolt in the middle, holding the mount is an absolute pain to remove and it's 21mm in pre-facelift R53. I would advise having a special tool for the removal of that bolt.
I just changed the upper strut mounts and have to torque this. I think I need a hex socket that I can get a wrench on and a hex key/ Alan key to go through the middle and hold the shock still. I could tighten it manually that way, but unless a crows foot fits in place of the socket, I can’t torque it
My pinch bolt head snapped off while REinstalling it , it was due to all the stress from removal. My jaw dropped. It was a nightmare to remove. What finally work was drilling 3 holes in the threaded side of the bolt and honing out a slit for a flat head screwdriver with a square shank. I heated the bolt with a torch BUT you have to heat the shoulder side of the bolt, not the threaded portion. It is the swelling rust that is causing the resistance. Took me 5 hours to figure this out.
Sway bar link 30-35foot pounds of torque Upper strut bolts (3 bolts removed from the top = 25 foot pounds of torque Center nut that holds tension for the coil = 47 foot pounds of torque. Lastly. Center nut did = 21mm Sway bar is 17mm And the top nuts for the struts = 13mm Wrench or socket.
FYI don’t buy KYB get Lemforder which is BMW MINI . I spent $60 on each mount thinking KYB would be top of the line. They stretched as soon as I put them in . So I had to replace them after I did the full rebuild of each strut. I did it this way. It is super easy as the mini springs have very little movement when under load .
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This needs to have more views. I had to replace strut mounts 3 times (cheap mounts) and I pulled the entire shock from the car. It's so much easier leaving the shock in place as you did it, just tried it myself and it was a breeze.
Did my R50 Cooper's strut mounts today and this video really helped me. Thanks a lot for posting it.
@@GlasWolf Cheers! Glad it helped!!!
Great video- did this easier way today- no more rattles!
That bolt in the middle, holding the mount is an absolute pain to remove and it's 21mm in pre-facelift R53. I would advise having a special tool for the removal of that bolt.
How did you do it
@@AngelWingrc there's special tool for that. I don't remember what I did but it involved a lot of cursing
I just changed the upper strut mounts and have to torque this. I think I need a hex socket that I can get a wrench on and a hex key/ Alan key to go through the middle and hold the shock still. I could tighten it manually that way, but unless a crows foot fits in place of the socket, I can’t torque it
My pinch bolts are broken have to extract them, didn’t know that this could be don in the meantime. Great vid!!! Bless
Cheers!
My pinch bolt head snapped off while REinstalling it , it was due to all the stress from removal. My jaw dropped. It was a nightmare to remove. What finally work was drilling 3 holes in the threaded side of the bolt and honing out a slit for a flat head screwdriver with a square shank. I heated the bolt with a torch BUT you have to heat the shoulder side of the bolt, not the threaded portion. It is the swelling rust that is causing the resistance. Took me 5 hours to figure this out.
@@Noonecares10021 Rust is evil!
Sway bar link 30-35foot pounds of torque
Upper strut bolts (3 bolts removed from the top = 25 foot pounds of torque
Center nut that holds tension for the coil = 47 foot pounds of torque.
Lastly.
Center nut did = 21mm
Sway bar is 17mm
And the top nuts for the struts = 13mm
Wrench or socket.
FYI don’t buy KYB get Lemforder which is BMW MINI . I spent $60 on each mount thinking KYB would be top of the line. They stretched as soon as I put them in . So I had to replace them after I did the full rebuild of each strut. I did it this way. It is super easy as the mini springs have very little movement when under load .
Good to know!
Love it. About to do this today. Saved me pulling out the whole shock.