BMW Driveshaft Vibration Repair - CV Joint Replacement
2023 ж. 28 Мау.
44 129 Рет қаралды
In todays video I am fixing a driveshaft vibration/shudder that recently developed on my 2001 BMW 330i Flip Project. This is my 3rd time pulling the driveshaft in like 4 days. Weve already replaced the engine mounts, trans mounts, flex disc, and center support bearing! Hopefully I can fix it!
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My man! Hope you enjoy your lunch! Thanks for the support
Always very instructive! Unbelievable hard to get under the car like that and perform all that work. Crazy skills. Looking forward to seeing your upcoming projects. Thanks
Thank you Julio, means a lot! Hopefully I can get a lift soon in the future. Just need to keep workin hard and stack some more cash
I love this channel, such a genuine dude. Wish you all the success man
Thank you! That means a lot. Appreciate the support ❤️
Congrats buddy! Cant wait for the new project!
Thanks man me too!
Appreciate this man! Same shudder driving me nuts. Replaced suspension components but still shudders when accelerating. Then eventually I heard a clunk by the center console and determined it was the driveshaft. Probably bad guibo or center bearing or both. Finally forced to do the job and the cv joint was something I was not expecting. It was dry and binding. Decided to to replace after watching this video instead of greasing it. Thanks again!
awesome! glad it could be of some help. yeah same boat for me, i had already replaced the giubo and CSB but the vibration was still there... glad i got it fixed. yours is all fixed up too?
Man I wish I saw this video! I had been experiencing the same symptoms, and I replaced the driveshaft, which fixed the low speed shudders, but the new driveshaft is wayyy out of balance! Cheers mate!
Good job on the repair, I definitely learned something today.
Thanks Johnny! I’m glad it’s fixed for good 👍🏻
Glad to see it sorted definitely 3rd time lucky
Third times the charm I guess ! Lol
Oh man you’re bringing me back to driveshaft vibrations in my ZHP 😂 I remember a shop first replaced my center support bearing but that only fixed 90 percent of the vibration…..in the end I had a buddy install a rebuilt driveshaft on it and that fixed the vibration one hundred percent….had him change the tranny mounts while he was in there too.
Yeah if you’re goin in there you might as well do the whole deal! Next E46 I’ll probably rebuild the whole driveshaft, CV joint included. Good to see you again dude!
Out of curiosity, what was wrong with the driveshaft that you needed to replace it?
on my E46 it had a mean vibration under the center console under acceleration at 15-30 mph. maybe Cohn had a different symptom @@ScottPC
@@DayOffDIY I see! Mines got a strange vibration if I put it under load (low RPM) in 6-7th gear. Gonna have to investigate the prop now!
I have a bmw f06 that has developed vibrations i have been chasing for the last month. Problem developed after a aweful pothole. New wheels, new tires, new rear rotors, and still have a vibration. Keeps me up at night and as well some grey hair the wife noticed the other day. Very happy you found your issue man! Cant wait to have that same feeling. 😂
should check your suspension (struts, control & thrust arms, end links) and steering parts (tie rod, cv axle if xdrive) theres lots of joints that can go bad after hitting something hard enough
TK has some good points! its possible it couldve caused a driveshaft issue... what wheel did the pothole hit? if it was a drive wheel like the rear end, it couldve damaged CV axles
Thank you both for your replies. I was thinking to take it in for alignment and ask them to check suspension for damage after pothole. I've hit pot holes on both left and right wheels. Left worse than the right (roads here suck and drive 3hrs a day typically). I was thinking if they don't find anything during alignment to move forward with swapping driveshaft guibos, center support bearing, and rear diff bushings.
you could always have a shop run the car on a lift and look for anything out of balance, cars dont like to run with fully drooped suspension but it might work @@Chaos1187me
you can unscrew the drive shaft from the drive axle and start the engine, turn off the traction control, there will be abs errors which will then have to be cleared
Great job man... keep it up. From Malta Europe
Thanks, will do! Love my European viewers 👍🏻
killed it brother good tutorial 👌 👏 🙌 have a safe blessed 4th of July weekend
Thanks man! You’re awesome. Hope you have a fun and safe 4th too!
nice man! enjoying this kind of repairs, learning new stuff! edit: nice zip ties lol, never saw them....
Thanks Ivor, we got the job done. I had never used those zip ties either! But it worked great. Found em at Oreily. They sell them as a universal cv boot clamp
The treatment at 6:08 made the joint very happy, so the reward is a fixed driveshaft. Your pronunciation of ausgezeichnet was pretty good :) Now catch up the sleep that you missed.
Lolol thank you! Happy ending for the driveshaft 🤣 Thanks for the feedback on my German 🙃
How did you remove the CV from the rear diff? There are two slots on opposite sides that appear to be intended for prying it loose. Is that the case? I’m having a heck of a time getting the rear of the driveshaft loose. Thanks in advance!
Hello from Denmark here😊 we have a saying that says: what greases good drivers good😉👌🏼
i love that! also thanks for the comment. ive always wanted to visit denmark :)
Your welcome 😉👌🏼 if you ever get to come to Denmark give me a message👌🏼 then I’ll welcome you too the country and show you around 👌🏼 I can also show you my 1954 bmw isetta 3 wheeler, it’s a fun little classic car… I also own a 1995 bmw e36 and a 2005 e 90😊 just the small engines but they are so reliable 👌🏼 have a good day and keep up the good work😉👌🏼
Feel your pain bro I'm on my second driveshaft teardown on the m5
Hi what were your torque settings?
Nice vid! I have a bmw x3 e83 2.0i 4wd. I think i have the same problem. I also hear it when I turn to the left or right with less than 20 kmh. Could this be the same issue?
its quite possible! especially if youve never serviced or rebuilt the driveshaft, flex disc, or center support bearing
Ayyye good on you for fixing it before it shipped, hopefully you find an e90. 👍
Thanks Franky! Had to try to get it fixed before I ship it out. I’m still lookin! Was going to leave tomorrow for Oregon for a car but my truck is out of service… Have a great 4th of July!
Great video! Thanks
There are a ton of E60 535's out there. Would love to see you do a project on one of those.
Me too! I have my eyes on a few of em, just trying to find the right one at the right price
I hope that the next car will also be e46 or e92 m3 because I have such cars and I learn a lot from your channel
Wish I could afford an M3! Maybe by the end of the year. Still balling on a budget 🤣
Thanks for the support
3rd time is a charm!!!
i guess that is what they say huh... lolol so glad to be done with it
@@DayOffDIYcelebratory 🌮🌮🎉🎉!
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I fukken love Ron already 🙌🔥🙌 great job kid 🙌🍺🍺
hes a smart man! Thank you!
You’re expert man😂😊
hardly!
Wow I didn’t think to check this CV when replacing my carrier bearing.
Me neither! But now we both know 👍🏻🙂
Nice fix. Good to know...
Thanks 👍
I have a 2009 BMW 335 I and I wonder if maybe you can help me out. When I first start to accelerate taking off underneath the center drive council arm rest there's a loud kinda grinding clank sound for a few seconds and then as it drives normal speed it stops. It sounds like its maybe coming from the top of the transmission I'm not sure. But it still drive really good at normal speed. So Im not sure please let me know ur idea if you can. Thanks
sounds similar to my issue, sounds like a driveshaft vibration problem. I would inspect the flex disc and center support bearing and go from there. you need to drop the exhaust and heat shield to get good access
Really love your videos. When i watchem i want to buy a bmw myself😅
Glad you like them! You should look for a cheap one to try out! Don’t let them intimidate you 🤣
Hi. Thanks for vid, good job 💪 i just bought brand new BMW driveshaft 😁 can you tell me what torque in nm is for flex disc, support bearing and cv joint? Thanks
Hello friend! I don’t know off the top of my head, you should be able to find those details on the internet fairly easy through a google search though. Thanks for the support!
I have 2009 e90i convertible with same problem. Does my car have the drive shaft CV too?
it should!
I got a 2002 530i e39. 242K miles supper solid body. Last month one of the cylinder went out (burnt out exhaust valve). Have bought a used engine with 107K miles with 6 months warranty. It has tons of new part on the original engine (and I mean everything) before it gave up after 1000 miles. Kinda lazy to swap the engine. Willing to let it go with the new engine as a part of the deal. Located in the Bay Area as well.
That would be an epic job for the channel! If you’d like you can send me an email at dayoffdiy@gmail.com with what you’d like for the car, maybe we can make it my next project! Shoot me an email I’m curious about some more details! :)
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Hello bro I have same problem at my e46 318 Can you tell me where is better to have the center support the propshaft?
Im sorry I dont understand your question
I have an e39 5 with this exact issue going on a couple years. I see e46 is nearly identical in design. I had it to a shop who changed the CSB (it did look bad) but that didn't fix the issue at all only changed the RPM it would happen. I had read around about this before-hand and thd recommendation seems to be to change the Giubo, CSB, and CV joint all at the same time. I had told thus shop that before they worked on it but they said 100% only CSB. Well, car wasn't fixed and then they didn't want to continue working on it nor refund my money. I have taken up the work myself as there are no BMW shops around here and I have done basically all other work to the car over the years. The other shop crossthreaded all my shaft bolts, put 3 of them back on backwards, and claimed the giubo is good. There us substantial evidence of dry rot, and compared to the new replacement I bought it seems excessively flexible (you can poke this thing with a finger) while the new one is very firm, solid rubber with only a little bit of flex. I'm hoping this resolves it. If it doesn't, I guess Ill be looking at the CV next. All the bushings are intact but show some signs of dry rot and are not soft like this giubo is. Im hoping replacement will fix the issue.
Man you got it done…Thank you for sharing with us. I need to borrow some of your patience because I am about out… I couldn’t find trusted bmw mechanic in my area to replace my daughter’s 2004 bmw 330i blown head gasket, so I bought a $600 running 2003 bmw 325i. It only has 145000 miles on it but the interior was trash, and I was able to swap it with the interior from my daughter’s car. As I am waiting on the headliner to be redone, I started to replace the cooling system and after running the engine for a while I noticed a knock coming from under the hood as I turned it off. I started again and listened but couldn’t figure out where it comes from. I replaced the pulleys and checked and the bolts and nuts from the alternator and power steering pump but it’s still doing it. I am thinking it could come from the starter? But why it’s only doing it when I turn the engine off? I googled it and still nothing, I found at least 3 other KZhead videos where they had the same problem but nobody was able to give them an answer and they never did follow up. So yes I understand how frustrating it can be when you have to figure it out on your own…
What a job you got going on! Good on you for taking on the challenge and swapping out all of that interior! That’s a big job 👍🏻 I wish I could help you with that knocking noise! First things that come to mind are brake booster or ABS module? What a head scratcher… I’m sure it’s been driving you crazy. Maybe someone on the channel has some info? If I remember I’ll try to make an announcement in a future video. It’s after the engine and ignition are turned off?!
Where’d you grab your part from I need mine but it’s not looking like it’s around
The CV joint? I ordered it from a local dealership
You’re so smart & have such a good soul. U can just tell you’re a good guy. So happy to see you my friend. Have an awesome weekend with your family. 🆗🚫🛠️🪶
Thank you Brandi! You’re awesome
@@DayOffDIY so are you Alec. 🤩
I put this cv joint in my m3 and the damm thing keeps getting bind , I put mad grease but is smooth , but gets bind sometimes, any recomendation ?
Same thing happened to me, the new one was as almost as bound up as the old one. I ran it anyways and haven’t had any issues with it. Zero vibrations and fixed my issue
I'm having this exact same issue! Left turns from stop on throttle: vibes at low speed. I can reproduce at 20mph with hard throttle. Looks like I need to rebuild the driveshaft.
yeah id send the whole thing out if you can!
@@DayOffDIY Job done and issue resolved. Thanks again!
Take a look at the diff bushing too
diff bushing is brand new on this one!
Alec, I can't tell from the video but when you replace the center bearing on the driveshaft and the butyl tape that goes above it the repair manual calls out putting mineral oil in between the driveshaft tunnel and the butyl tape. You don't want the butyl tape adhering to the car because it will cause the very vibration you were seeing. It looked to me the new bearing was just as stiff as the old bearing. The old bearing looked to be in pretty good shape. Thank you for the content as usual.
Damn dude you have a really good point! The butyl tape is stuck to the trans tunnel right now, I didn’t think of the mineral oil part. I don’t have it in me to get back in there and change it yet, but the vibration is fixed so I’m happy about that. I’d say the CV is a bit smoother than the old one, I beat it up a bit with the mallet when sandwiching the driveshaft back together after the CSB repair during the torque converter video… Thanks for all the info and the support partner! You got some great knowledge
Hy. I have a little bit of a problem with my driveshaft, when i was changeing my driveshaft center bearing i accidentally pulled the driveshaft in to two piece and i didnt marked where i need to put it back, so it doesnt vibrate, so i was like im gonna put it back as the way i think is gonna go, but it doesnt lined up the way it was and now my hole driveshaft is vibrateing crazy in lower rpms, the thing is can i do something with it or im fucked with that driveshaft and i nedd a different one? If enyone could help i would really appreciate it.
Hey Jake! If you can find a driveline or driveshaft shop in your area they will be able to balance it for you. If you mark it it will stay relatively balanced, but since you didn’t mark it you just need to rebalance it professionally
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It is possible! I would inspect the flex disk at the back of the transmission, and the center support bearing
Nice joh man ,need to do this on my ‘99 m52b20TUB ,But my cv joint is different if you know what I mean
Yeah in the future I’d probably swap it with a rebuilt driveshaft from a supplier, good to sharpen skills rebuilding myself too, but I can’t balance like they can. Cheers!
Would love to see an E90 on the channel
Me too, tried to work out a deal on one but it ain’t the right car
Oh dear, clamping a thin-walled tube into a flat-jawed vice. If that compresses the tube, it could affect the balance and defeat the object of the job, There are clip on Vee Jaws that will better distribute the pressure Better way to remove the CV joint - place the joint horizontally over the top of the vice jaws, and then just hammer the end of the splined shaft and let the shaft pop out (holdind the drive shaft). Although the length of the shaft is more than the height of the bench vice, just flex the shaft at the centre U-joint
I can't seem to find just the cv joint anywhere for a 2004 330xi. Helpp?
On the X drive it might be different! Not sure of the driveshaft components off the top of my head but I know that some X cars even have a flex disc in the rear
Another great infomative video. I'm sure it will help all the 3 series'ers out there. Can you share the prices? Interested in the CV price above all.
Thanks! Hopefully I can be of some help. Should apply to some 5 series and other models so I left the title broad. Cost me about $300 for the repair. The CV is about $260 at the dealer and $240 from FCP
@@DayOffDIY Thank you for your response. I've wondered what that part price would be verses $ about 600 for new complete drive . Thank you.
No problem partner! Might be more cost beneficial to replace with a rebuilt driveshaft
I’d be curious about quality of parts that they use
@@DayOffDIY yea me too if you meant rebuilt and other nondealer vendors.
thanks for keeping BMWs series :) maybe try find some E87 petrol :) nice little car
Thank you! Appreciate the support! I’m on the hunt for ANY BMW, as long as it’s within budget :$
Good job bro :) i love an E46 driving an F30 no where near as good :(
they are great little cars!
Was it vibrating at certain revs or all the time?
certain revs.
Is this car sold yet ?
yeah this one is sold
Your content looks really informative and professional, we early reached out to you via email in February for inquiring if you are open to doing an Auto LED product review on our product. Unfortunately,the email never got responded. So one we would like to figure out, Is the email stuck in your spam folder?
I’ll email ya today! Might’ve got lost in spam, thanks!
Congrats on selling the car 👍hope you made some profit on this one
Thank you! Made a little bit of pocket change! Nothin to write home about but it pays the bills 🙃
Hey, your were talking about getting some QuickJacks. I'm sure you have looked at the price of them by now. Amazon has a QuickJack 5000TL 5,000lb Portable Car Lift with 110V Power Unit for $1,525. Not sure if you have the Extra cash in the bank at this time. I Have a set that Helped me Fix my 2001 E46 330xi. They don't take up a hole lot of space if your not using them. Your Videos on BMWs help alot. Thanks Man. If ihad the Cash I would help you get a set of QuickJacks.. 👍
youre too kind, appreciate the sentiment! Id be interested in a set for the garage, and maybe a 2 post lift outside for bigger jobs, but yeah just dont have the funds for it at the moment. hopefully in a few months after some more channel growth i can make the purchase
@@DayOffDIY well let me know I could help you with about $500 for the QuickJacks. It kills me seeing you work under Jack Stands. 😆
You are too kind my friend! I’d have a hard time asking you without providing some work in return. You guys continue to blow me away with your support. Youre really awesome ❤️❤️❤️
You can count me in too for a donation. Though the QuickJacks look useful and definitely save you from the pain putting it on jack stands, it looks to me that you'll still be crawling under the car. If you're intending to purchase a 2 post lift anyway, it might be an idea to skip this. Well, it's something to consider. It will of course take a lot longer and I don't know how soon you want any kind of lift.
You are too kind! I’ll let you guys know if I’m looking to make a purchase, need to decide on a mid height lift in the garage, or a 2 post outside. Thank you for your kindness and generosity! You guys blow me away with your support