Important!

This replacement procedure can be used for:
BMW 3 Touring (E91) 325 i, BMW 3 Touring (E91) 318 d, BMW 3 Touring (E91) 318 i, BMW 3 Touring (E91) 320 i, BMW 3 Touring (E91) 325i, BMW 3 Touring (E91) 330 i, BMW 3 Touring (E91) 320d, BMW 3 Touring (E91) 330 d, BMW 3 Touring (E91) 318 d, BMW 3 Touring (E91) 318 i, BMW 3 Touring (E91) 335i, BMW 3 Touring (E91) 335 d, BMW 3 Touring (E91) 320 d, BMW 3 Touring (E91) 318 i, BMW 3 Touring (E91) 318 d, BMW 3 Touring (E91) 320i, BMW 3 Touring (E91) 330 i, BMW 3 Touring (E91) 325 i, BMW 3 Touring (E91) 320d, BMW 3 Touring (E91) 330 d, BMW 3 Touring (E91) 320 d, BMW 3 Touring (E91) 335i, BMW 3 Touring (E91) 320 d, BMW 3 Touring (E91) 320 d, BMW 3 Touring (E91) 320 i … View more

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Coil spring

Replacement: coil springs – BMW 3 Touring (E91). Tools you need:

                      Wire brush
                    
                      WD-40 spray
                    
                      Brake cleaner 
                    
                      Copper grease 
                    
                      Combination spanner #18
                    
                      Drive socket # 17 
                    
                      Drive socket # 18 
                    
                      Drive socket # 21 
                    
                      Wheel impact socket #17
                    
                      Ratchet wrench
                    
                      Torque wrench
                    
                      Tap wrench
                    
                      Pin punch
                    
                      Rubber mallet
                    
                      Crow bar
                    
                      Strut spring compressor
                    
                      Hydraulic transmission jack
                    
                      Wheel chock

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Replacement: coil springs – BMW 3 Touring (E91). Tip from AUTODOC experts:

Both coil springs of the rear suspension should be replaced simultaneously.
The replacement procedure is identical for the left and right coil springs of the rear suspension.
Please note: all work on the car – BMW 3 Touring (E91) – should be done with the engine switched off.

Carry out replacement in the following order:

Step 1

Secure the wheels with chocks.

Step 2

Loosen the wheel mounting bolts. Use wheel impact socket #17.
Step 3

Raise the rear of the car and secure on supports.

Step 4

Unscrew the wheel bolts.

AUTODOC recommends:
Warning! To avoid injury, hold the wheel while unscrewing the fastening bolts. BMW 3 Touring (E91)
Step 5

Remove the wheel.
Step 6

Install the coil spring compressor on the coil spring.

Replacement: coil springs – BMW 3 Touring (E91). Professionals recommend:
Use adapters and jaws of the appropriate size. The sping coils should be securely fixed with the coil spring compressor. Use high quality coil spring compressors.
Step 7

Support the arm. Use a hydraulic transmission jack.
Step 8

Compress the spring.

Replacement: coil springs – BMW 3 Touring (E91). AUTODOC recommends:
Compress the coil spring compressor until there is enough room to remove the spring. Do not compress the tool to the full: the spring coils must not touch each other. Be careful. The compressed spring is powerful and in case of disrupting ties, straightening, it can cause injury.
Step 9

Unscrew the lower fastener of the shock absorber. Use a drive socket #17.
Step 10

Remove the support from under the arm.

AUTODOC recommends:
Replacement: coil springs – BMW 3 Touring (E91). Lower the transmission jack smoothly, without jerks, to avoid damaging components and mechanisms.
Step 11

Clean all joints of the arm. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 12

Make a mark on the camber adjustment bolt.
Step 13

Unscrew the fastener connecting the control arm to the rear subframe. Use a drive socket #18. Use a drive socket #21. Use a ratchet wrench. Use a tap wrench.
Step 14

Support the arm. Use a hydraulic transmission jack.
Step 15

Remove the fastening bolt. Use a pin punch. Use a rubber mallet.
Step 16

Lower the hydraulic transmission jack by 10-15 cm.

AUTODOC recommends:
BMW 3 Touring (E91) – Do not lower the transmission jack sharply to avoid damaging components and mechanisms of the car.
Step 17

Pull down the suspension control arm. Remove the coil spring together with the coil spring compressor.

Replacement: coil springs – BMW 3 Touring (E91). AUTODOC recommends:
While the spring is compressed, do not do any operations on it.
Step 18

Remove the rubber spring spacer.
Step 19

Release the coil spring.
Step 20

Remove the spring.
Step 21

Install a new coil spring on the coil spring compressor.

Replacement: coil springs – BMW 3 Touring (E91). Tip:
Use adapters and jaws of the appropriate size.
Step 22

Compress the spring.
Step 23

Install the rubber spacer on the new coil spring.
Step 24

Clean the coil spring mounting seats. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 25

Pull down the suspension control arm. Install the spring.

AUTODOC recommends:
Make sure that the coil spring is correctly positioned in its mounting seats.
Step 26

Clean the mounting seats and the thread of the suspension arm. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 27

Support the arm. Use a hydraulic transmission jack.
Step 28

Install the fastening bolt. Use a crowbar.
Step 29

Remove the support from under the arm.

AUTODOC recommends:
Replacement: coil springs – BMW 3 Touring (E91). Lower the transmission jack smoothly, without jerks, to avoid damaging components and mechanisms.
Step 30

Remove the coil spring compressor.
Step 31

Support the arm. Use a hydraulic transmission jack.
Step 32

Screw in the lower fastener of the shock absorber. Use a drive socket #17.
Step 33

Tighten the fastener connecting the control arm to the rear subframe. Use a combination spanner #18. Use a drive socket #21. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 165 nm torque.

AUTODOC recommends:
Important! Be sure to use new fasteners.
Step 34

Tighten the lower fastener of the shock absorber. Use a drive socket #17. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 60 Nm torque.
Step 35

Remove the support from under the arm.

AUTODOC recommends:
BMW 3 Touring (E91) – Do not lower the transmission jack sharply to avoid damaging components and mechanisms of the car.
Step 36

Treat all joints of the arm. Use copper grease.

Step 37

Treat the surface where the brake disc contacts the wheel rim. Use copper grease.
Step 38

Clean the brake disk surface. Use a brake cleaner.

AUTODOC recommends:
After applying the spray, wait a few minutes.
Step 39

Install the wheel.

AUTODOC recommends:
Warning! To avoid injury, hold the wheel while screwing in the fastening bolts on the car. BMW 3 Touring (E91)
Step 40

Screw in the wheel bolts. Use wheel impact socket #17.
Step 41

Lower the car and working in a cross order, tighten the wheel bolts. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 120 nm torque.
Step 42

Remove the jacks and chocks.

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