Took beloved's 325i out today and near papped my pants when changing from second to third as the back end waggled.
Further testing revealed that the back end twitches under moderate to hard acceleration, when rapidly backing off after acceleration and when changing gear up or down.
Haven't had a look underneath yet and there is absolutely no untoward noises from the rear suspension.
So I'm wondering if anyone on here has a suggestion?
TIA
Angus
Rear axle moving when changing gear
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maxfield
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Subframe bushes.
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Boot floor cracked?maxfield wrote:Subframe bushes.
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No cracks visible now or when it had it's MOT last month (I asked them to check) and no noise.daimlerman wrote:Boot floor cracked?maxfield wrote:Subframe bushes.
Max,
How big a job is the bushes?
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Have similar issues on mine, but you only feel it when you're shifting hard.
Subframe + trailing arm bushes and possibly knackered springs/shocks worsen the whole effect.
Subframe + trailing arm bushes and possibly knackered springs/shocks worsen the whole effect.