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Broke Stud for Strut Bar
Hey, all. Looking to get some advice here. Was putting everything back after installing the BMS Intake and broke a stud while tightening down the strut bar. I was using a torque wrench at 30 Nm / 22 ft-lbs... FML
Can the stud be removed and a new one inserted? Or, do I need to get a new guide support? I believe this is the 51-61-8-075-318 I assume I should take it easy driving until I get this fixed, even though the bar does not feel loose...
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Spoke with a local shop + BMW dealer and the stud itself is not repairable. I ordered a new support plate (passenger side) and should have it soon. My go to modification technician said should be able to replace without messing with the alignment.
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Yeah I just ordered one too, dealer said only one in country is in Dallas lol. We’re probably fighting for the same part. Will be ordered from Germany if not. I’m gonna try to do it myself….
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Good luck, it should be straight forward but I am not going to chance it. This was my 3rd time removing/installing the strut bar (installed Dinan Engine Cover and swapped for CF Strut bar myself) and I snapped the stud...It was the 4th (last) bolt I was torqueing down to finish up BMS Intake install...
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Mine is driver side. Yeah I was wrapping up spark plugs and oil change. Doh! Good luck. Let me know when you get yours, I didn’t go through dealer so I’m sure I’ll be waiting longer I’m sure…
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06-13-2023, 06:13 PM | #12 |
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Exact same thing happened to me. Tq wrench...SNAP. Brutal. Dealer fixed mine. Was like $400. I chalked it up to a learning moment. I didn't want to leave it as is. My .02
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My part is shipping now, was like $125 part. Will see how hard to fix myself, expecting to be simple.
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So what’s the recommendation for torquing these bolts down? BMW TIS calls for 30NM, which broke the bolt according to the OP
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06-14-2023, 11:32 AM | #15 |
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I would also like to know...it's a decent sized stud so I'm surprised it would be breaking at only 30nm.
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06-16-2023, 06:01 PM | #16 |
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For those in the future, this is an easy easy fix. The plate doesn’t interact with suspension at all, took me 10m to replace. It’s a $125 part but don’t pay the dealer to fix it, sooo simple.
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So if a torque wrench will snap it, is it just snug and that’s it? Loctite? On my gfs Supra (built by BMW, basically a Z4) they have a yellow Loctite which is very strong. I forgot the torque rating but it was pretty high. |
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I just snuggled it down tight, maybe three finger tight? Haha. Just snug then a little bit more. I’ll check the bar later for looseness. I don’t think it. Has to be very tight.
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3 finger tight - I understand that measurement |
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Just did this to mine after putting in some drop in filters.
Is this the suspension top hat, ie take off wheels and suspension or can you just remove the 3 bolts and slap the new support on? |
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