Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement

Xpoppyxx · 11-19-2023, 02:41 PM

Hi folks,

I'm new here to the E90 forums and I'm hoping I might be able to get a bit of advice. I have recently purchased my first BMW 3 series. A 2011 BMW 320D 184HP (E90) to be precise. I've manged to pick it up for a fair price but this is due to there being a couple of bits and pieces as advisorys on its recent MOT. The majority of the work I can fix myself. For example the brake discs and pads along with the front control arms. I'm not a mechanic by any stretch of the imagination but I know enough to complete these tasks myself. There is one item I haven't come across before so.i am hopeful that someone might be able to offer advice. The issue in question is as follows:

Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement

Is this a difficult task to fix? Or am I best off getting it to a garage, and if I was to take to it a garage has anyone got a rough idea of what I should expect to pay? Unfortunaly as a female there have been occasions where they see a woman coming and the prices increase. I'm not saying all mechs do this, but it does happen. So a rough ball park figure would be helpful.

Any advice on how to tackle this would be much appreciated.

Thanks for taking the time to help out

CLEAN13BOOSTED · 11-19-2023, 07:49 PM

Hi, are you able to attach picture of the worn bushing? Is it causing any noise or wheel alignment concerns?

eljay · 11-20-2023, 08:13 AM

Welcome to the forum!
Lots of great info around here, so I'm sure we can help you out.
Are you able to go back to the place that did MOT to ask them if they can specify which bushing it is?

I went through a rear subframe refresh myself, so you can see some detail in my thread here: https://www.e90post.com/forums/showt...495946&page=18
Scroll down to post #392.

The other note is that if there is one bushing worn, the other side is likely gone too along with other n the control arms etc. So, if you just want to pass MOT, address just the one, but if you plan a full refresh, do it all at once - again depending on which bushing it is.

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Xpoppyxx New Member 0 Rep 8 Posts Drives: BMW 320D E90 Join Date: Nov 2023 Location: Liverpool iTrader: (0)	Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Hi folks, I'm new here to the E90 forums and I'm hoping I might be able to get a bit of advice. I have recently purchased my first BMW 3 series. A 2011 BMW 320D 184HP (E90) to be precise. I've manged to pick it up for a fair price but this is due to there being a couple of bits and pieces as advisorys on its recent MOT. The majority of the work I can fix myself. For example the brake discs and pads along with the front control arms. I'm not a mechanic by any stretch of the imagination but I know enough to complete these tasks myself. There is one item I haven't come across before so.i am hopeful that someone might be able to offer advice. The issue in question is as follows: Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Is this a difficult task to fix? Or am I best off getting it to a garage, and if I was to take to it a garage has anyone got a rough idea of what I should expect to pay? Unfortunaly as a female there have been occasions where they see a woman coming and the prices increase. I'm not saying all mechs do this, but it does happen. So a rough ball park figure would be helpful. Any advice on how to tackle this would be much appreciated. Thanks for taking the time to help out
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CLEAN13BOOSTED Private First Class 74 Rep 104 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW E93 3351 Join Date: Oct 2023 Location: FLORIDA iTrader: (0)	Hi, are you able to attach picture of the worn bushing? Is it causing any noise or wheel alignment concerns?
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eljay Colonel 1453 Rep 2,139 Posts Drives: ///M + E91 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: NS iTrader: (1)	Welcome to the forum! Lots of great info around here, so I'm sure we can help you out. Are you able to go back to the place that did MOT to ask them if they can specify which bushing it is? I went through a rear subframe refresh myself, so you can see some detail in my thread here: https://www.e90post.com/forums/showt...495946&page=18 Scroll down to post #392. The other note is that if there is one bushing worn, the other side is likely gone too along with other n the control arms etc. So, if you just want to pass MOT, address just the one, but if you plan a full refresh, do it all at once - again depending on which bushing it is.
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