Subject: Just spent 7 hours playing with the 528e!!! Author: Gcracker : member since May, 2004 : 241 posts Posted on: 2005-03-27 22:35:06

Finally got the subframe bushings done Saturday, (What a difference!) along with replacing/refurbishing the E-brake shoes/linkage respectively, and.. oh ya: condemning the body to a quick, quiet sale in early spring. That car is falling apart too fast in the Maine winter and I don't have the resources to repair all that rust! At any rate, it feels good to finally tighten up the rear-end and alleviate the crab-walking - not to mention being able to park on a slope, or in a breeze!

I wish I had been able to keep it away from the salt until I fix the small cancers, but now it's far too gone. The driver's framerail is rusted in a line that passes right through the swaybar mounts. The driver's front lift-point has been improperly used and (until recently) secretly bondo-ed to straightness. Unfortunately... the body is a lost cause, and I think, too: Maine. I'm afraid to take the M5 anywhere until these same cancers are fully taken care of now!




(And, if anyone would like, I could explain how the job went)

'88 M5 189k
'87 528e 204k "is" package (falling apart)

• Just spent 7 hours playing with the 528e!!! (pic) - Gcracker 2005-03-27 22:35:06 (829 views)
  • Re: Just spent 7 hours playing with the 528e!!! - rondell 2005-05-14 17:46:32 (505 views)
  • New subframe bushings keep the rear end from> - kff 2005-03-27 23:25:36 (606 views)
    • I agree on how necessary a repair this is, as for... (pic) - Gcracker 2005-03-29 22:49:42 (863 views)
      • If you are gonna post a subframe how to, put it as a new....> - kff 2005-03-30 13:39:12 (593 views)
        • Sounds good, but I'm lazy to organize my pictures...(sorry) (nt) - Gcracker 2005-04-01 23:41:26 (508 views)