Hi guys,
Just wanted to think out loud on this and get your thoughts to make sure I'm going about this optimally. I'm preparing a M42 318i sedan for inspection, and found a few things.
1) The right rear body jack point is not only collapsed, but it looks like there is rot around it, likely starting from where it collapsed.
2) The fuel tank is also dented up at the bottom near that spot, probably related.
3) The brake lines, particularly the main hardline from front to back, are rusted.
I want to do this properly, meaning dropping the subframe. Problem however, is the subframe cross member is the jack point if not using the body jack point.
So I'm thinking to do this:
1) Hold car up by cross member in the right rear
2) Drain and remove fuel tank
3) Cut and weld in replacement right rear jack point and surrounding metal
4) Move jackstand to the replaced rear jack point
5) Drop subframe
6) Replace brake lines
7) Opportunistically replace fuel lines
8) Opportunistically replace bushings while subframe is on the the ground/bench
9) Reassemble
Does this sound like a sound approach? Is there a faster way I haven't considered?
I'll probably end up rerouting the lines to 318ti style routing when replacing them.
Thanks!
Just wanted to think out loud on this and get your thoughts to make sure I'm going about this optimally. I'm preparing a M42 318i sedan for inspection, and found a few things.
1) The right rear body jack point is not only collapsed, but it looks like there is rot around it, likely starting from where it collapsed.
2) The fuel tank is also dented up at the bottom near that spot, probably related.
3) The brake lines, particularly the main hardline from front to back, are rusted.
I want to do this properly, meaning dropping the subframe. Problem however, is the subframe cross member is the jack point if not using the body jack point.
So I'm thinking to do this:
1) Hold car up by cross member in the right rear
2) Drain and remove fuel tank
3) Cut and weld in replacement right rear jack point and surrounding metal
4) Move jackstand to the replaced rear jack point
5) Drop subframe
6) Replace brake lines
7) Opportunistically replace fuel lines
8) Opportunistically replace bushings while subframe is on the the ground/bench
9) Reassemble
Does this sound like a sound approach? Is there a faster way I haven't considered?
I'll probably end up rerouting the lines to 318ti style routing when replacing them.
Thanks!
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