Front suspension

General E30 related discussions -
Please put technical questions in E30 Tech Help forum below

Moderator: martauto

User avatar
erj
E30 Zone Newbie
E30 Zone Newbie
Posts: 2
Joined: Sun Jan 23, 2005 11:00 pm

Post Sat Sep 08, 2012 4:28 pm

Convertible 318i 1991. Just passed MOT but front wheels have a small amount of play when gripped at top and rocked. When the car is jacked up by a very small amount, 15mm, there is no movement. Ball joints and rear mounting OK as are the top mounts for the shock absorbers ????
Scruffymurphy
E30 Zone Regular
E30 Zone Regular
Posts: 775
Joined: Sun Sep 24, 2006 11:00 pm
Location: Ireland

Post Wed Sep 12, 2012 12:35 am

Front wheel bearing?
User avatar
Brianmoooore
E30 Zone Team Member
E30 Zone Team Member
Posts: 49360
Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:00 pm

Post Wed Sep 12, 2012 9:17 am

If it's passed an MOT that was carried out properly, there shouldn't be anything wrong.
The compliance of the front control arm rear bush should allow some movement of the wheel.