335i 2007 Kingston area need some help!

Kbudz94 · 05-15-2020, 08:16 PM

Hey guys if theres anyone close that can help me try and get this stupid rear lower shock mount off that would be awesome I can drive pretty far and have a bunch of tools to try and help with. The lower e16 torx bolt that holds it into the knuckle got rounded off trying to remove it. Any help would be fucking awesome

Nick.B · 05-17-2020, 05:17 PM

Drill it.

Wear safety goggles.

Kbudz94 · 05-22-2020, 06:54 AM

Helpful.. The bolt isnt broken off it is stripped. Trying not to drill and retap the knuckle the bolt goes into

Nick.B · 05-22-2020, 05:17 PM

I figured you were replacing the mount, a $20 wear item, along with whatever other work you're doing in there. If you're going to re-use that part, just leave it in. Disconnect the shock from the mount and pull the shock out. If it comes out.

Kbudz94 · 05-26-2020, 06:19 AM

I am replacing that mount I just didnt thin drilling and tapping a new hole was worth it. Or is it a straight pass through the knuckle and just screws onto the shock mount???

Nick.B · 05-26-2020, 12:15 PM

The screw passes through the lower control arm and threads in to the shock mount. You get a new fresh tapped hole with the new shock mount.

Kbudz94 · 05-27-2020, 06:41 AM

Ahhh perfect I just didint want to damage anything inside the knuckle that might have held the shock mount... if that's a straight passthrough then il just drill through if this extractor bit doesnt do the job

05-15-2020, 08:16 PM	#1
Kbudz94 Private 5 Rep 93 Posts Drives: BMW 335i Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Kingston Ontario iTrader: (1)	335i 2007 Kingston area need some help! Hey guys if theres anyone close that can help me try and get this stupid rear lower shock mount off that would be awesome I can drive pretty far and have a bunch of tools to try and help with. The lower e16 torx bolt that holds it into the knuckle got rounded off trying to remove it. Any help would be fucking awesome
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05-17-2020, 05:17 PM	#2
Nick.B Second Lieutenant 57 Rep 278 Posts Drives: 335i, 330i, 335xi, 6MT sport Join Date: May 2014 Location: Calgary, Canada iTrader: (3) Garage List 2011 335i [0.00] 2006 E90 330i [0.00]	Drill it. Wear safety goggles. Last edited by Nick.B; 05-17-2020 at 05:18 PM.. Reason: Safety third!
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05-22-2020, 06:54 AM	#3
Kbudz94 Private 5 Rep 93 Posts Drives: BMW 335i Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Kingston Ontario iTrader: (1)	Helpful.. The bolt isnt broken off it is stripped. Trying not to drill and retap the knuckle the bolt goes into Last edited by Kbudz94; 05-27-2020 at 08:08 AM..
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05-22-2020, 05:17 PM	#4
Nick.B Second Lieutenant 57 Rep 278 Posts Drives: 335i, 330i, 335xi, 6MT sport Join Date: May 2014 Location: Calgary, Canada iTrader: (3) Garage List 2011 335i [0.00] 2006 E90 330i [0.00]	I figured you were replacing the mount, a $20 wear item, along with whatever other work you're doing in there. If you're going to re-use that part, just leave it in. Disconnect the shock from the mount and pull the shock out. If it comes out.
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05-26-2020, 06:19 AM	#5
Kbudz94 Private 5 Rep 93 Posts Drives: BMW 335i Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Kingston Ontario iTrader: (1)	I am replacing that mount I just didnt thin drilling and tapping a new hole was worth it. Or is it a straight pass through the knuckle and just screws onto the shock mount???
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05-26-2020, 12:15 PM	#6
Nick.B Second Lieutenant 57 Rep 278 Posts Drives: 335i, 330i, 335xi, 6MT sport Join Date: May 2014 Location: Calgary, Canada iTrader: (3) Garage List 2011 335i [0.00] 2006 E90 330i [0.00]	The screw passes through the lower control arm and threads in to the shock mount. You get a new fresh tapped hole with the new shock mount.
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05-27-2020, 06:41 AM	#7
Kbudz94 Private 5 Rep 93 Posts Drives: BMW 335i Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Kingston Ontario iTrader: (1)	Ahhh perfect I just didint want to damage anything inside the knuckle that might have held the shock mount... if that's a straight passthrough then il just drill through if this extractor bit doesnt do the job Last edited by Kbudz94; 05-27-2020 at 08:09 AM..
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