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Front (E65)

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CAUTION: Changes in axle geometry caused by accidents must never be rectified by camber adjustment.
  1. Detach cap from wheel arch. Remove centering pin (1) with hexagon socket screw key. this pin is no longer needed. Remove dirt in area of support bearing in wheel arch from below with compressed air. Slacken nut (2) approximately 1 1/2 turns. See Fig 1.
  2. Insert special tool (32 3 144/145) into opening of wheel arch and over nut. Replace nuts (3) and screw on but do not tighten down fully. Adjust camber by turning nut (4) in special tool. See Fig 2.
  3. Adjust camber to specification. See E65  under WHEEL ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS.
  4. Tighten down nuts (3) to specification. See E65  under TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
  5. Remove special tool. Replace nut (2). See Fig 1. Tighten to specification. See E65  under TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
  6. Adjust toe-in. See FRONT (E65)  under TOE-IN ADJUSTMENT.
Fig 1: Locating Wheel Arch Components (E65)
G00183271Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Fig 2: Adjusting Front Camber (E65)
G00183272Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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