Help!

Mar 10, 2007 4 Replies

I would like to know how to get a socket on the upper starter bolt on a 1988 BMW 325IX.



Go to a specialist.....................

Sir Hugh of Bognor

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Hugh Gundersen snipped-for-privacy@h-gee.co.uk Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK

From under the car using two long extensions. Your ratchet will be behind the gearshift lever on the drivers side. Put a box end wrench on the front side. It will wedge against the starter to stop it from turning. Good Luck getting the nut back on during reassembly - that's really the challenging part.

That sounds like hard-won experience?

I know it's a long shot, but I'll ask anyway. Do you know of a decent source of mechanical/workshop manual-type information specifically for the 325iX?

"Don" wrote..

A guy on

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replaced his starter recently, and it looks like same exact car.

Are you AWD_Guy on

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Looks like you will need to take off the control arm.

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Good luck!

JoshIII

1980 320i (E21) 4cyl josh3i at hotmail . com

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