» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 06-01-2024 03:04 PM 7 Replies, 428,733 Views | | | | | | 08-25-2013, 06:16 PM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: UK Posts: 18 | Jacking up a crunch noise? Hi everyone, I've always been told it wasn't an issue to jack the front of the car up on the rear front LCA bushing that connects to the chassis rail. I wanted to do it today in order to drain the oil on my 318ti. I intended to jack it up there and place the axle stand under the jacking pad. As I jacked the car up all was well until I heard a crunch, I quickly let the car down again. I inspected the area where I had jacked and can't see any visible sign of damage but now im obviously worried I may have damaged the bush. Firstly is it a big deal to jack on the bush? Secondly what checks can I do to ensure I haven't damaged it? Thanks Paul | | | 08-27-2013, 02:56 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Globally Posts: 1,162 | Invest in one of these. No more issues with underside damage. Most big parts house in the US sell them. | | | 08-27-2013, 03:31 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Elizabeth City, NC Posts: 3,877 | I would not lift the car from that bushing housing. There are only two threaded inserts into the frame rail that hold that bushing on. They are fine for bolting the control arm to but not for lifting the weight of the car. One of the jack pads above is nice to have. I have also lifted from the front subframe to get the whole front end up at once. __________________ ~Dave~ 98 328ti Morea Grun slicktop 11 128i space gray slicktop 13 JGC WK2 Deep Cherry Search | RealOEM | | | 08-27-2013, 03:47 PM | #4 | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: UK Posts: 18 | Thanks for the advice guys. Is there a way I can check if its done any damage?? Nothing is visible and car drives fine. Does anywhere in the uk sell those pads or will ship to the uk? Would like to be sure I haven't done any damage though. Wondering if it was the jack slipping slightly that made the noise. | | | 08-27-2013, 03:59 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Globally Posts: 1,162 | BAV Auto will ship internationally. | | | 08-27-2013, 04:12 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fl Posts: 1,353 | Jack from the jack pads or front sub frame. I always place the jack stands under the frame rails behind the lower control arm bushings. Jacking from the lower control arm bushing itself is a bad idea and could lead to a VERY expensive repair. The lift pads are nice but I prefer to have the jack in contact with the car itself... __________________ SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! www.BimmerBum.com ALL NEW! 318ti Specific Parts For Sale www.facebook.com/BimmerBum BMWCCA #132203 95 318ti Club Sport 98 318ti Active S50 Swap | | | 08-27-2013, 04:24 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Globally Posts: 1,162 | Could always use the small portion of Unibody frame rail with a rubber pad over the jack. I lift that way on my E30's since there is no hole like E36's got. | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Thread Tools | | Display Modes | Linear Mode | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |
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