BMW E46: Subframe Restoration. Part 1 - Removal

[@tomlyon4085]

Loved this. Nice to see real world problems working off axle stands 😊

[@mekanic3769]

Thanks man)

[@stewartmason1624]

Excellent Instructional video. I will be doing the same to my car but a Z4 e85. I have a refurbished subframe already blasted and painted read to go in. I'll be definitely watching and doing this when i start the process of stripping it all out. Thanks

[@mekanic3769]

Thanks you) good luck with your car))

[@raymondkelly3181]

Many thanks for this been planning this for some time. Every time I watch subframe videos I discover more to do 😊

[@mekanic3769]

Good luck man with your subframe))) thanks for comment))

[@broctms2]

Thanks for the video on jack stands!
I've recently done the front, now I see how much dust i have to eat from the back too :D

[@mekanic3769]

Hehehe))) tasty) thanks for commenting

[@tommyleechainey7608]

Nice video! Gonna do this job next winter and weld some reinforcement plate also !

[@mekanic3769]

Good luck man)) i need to finish it to XD car still handing in garage

[@agdwhite5421]

And thats a real profesional work, Thank you for the video

[@mekanic3769]

Thanks you for the watching man))

[@NorthWestSamurai]

Absolutely great video 👍 very informative.

[@mekanic3769]

I'll try to make future videos even better

[@jamesthebond0072]

Great video, either way so some good advice so I think it deserves a like

[@mekanic3769]

thanks

[@Chris-uu3cp]

Great video, thanks for sharing!

[@mekanic3769]

Thanks for commenting 🥰

[@richardweerasinghe3296]

Great video. Thanks for making. And nice work

[@mekanic3769]

Thanks mate, appreciated

[@FrankBoma]

good job

[@mekanic3769]

thinsk)

[@ELEKTROZARYA]

Great job! 💪

[@mekanic3769]

Thanks 😘

[@Wolfi318ci]

How did you block the driveshaft to release the bolts? Thank you 😊

[@mekanic3769]

Parking brake) np)

[@betatester2560]

perfect job though with out the impact socket

[@mekanic3769]

Thanks)

[@momomimi6893]

Thank you man.good job

[@mekanic3769]

Thank you for comment))

[@VladasZ]

Nice video. Good mechanek.

[@mekanic3769]

Thanks my darling subscriber

[@patrykweglowski8229]

Lovely tutorial that mate, those connectors are just the worst though 😂

[@mekanic3769]

Yeap) thanks)

[@Notacraftsman]

Приветствую)
Балдёж, просто балдёж💦
Great job and greetings from Minsk!

[@mekanic3769]

Привет привети)
Ставь лайк и про жигу тоже что нибудь сниму)

[@Notacraftsman]

Лайк отгружен👍 Про жигу давай, приятно смотреть

[@billybull7419]

What did you do with the calipers, disconnected the hose completely?

[@mekanic3769]

Nope, i leave it as it is. Hanging under the car. Just make some support to not damage hose

[@jasong4388]

Great series mate. Would you say its a hard job?? UK garages want 4000Euro for this work.

[@mekanic3769]

Yes it's a hard job. Don't know about 4k thought, it is really depend on the quality of work. Usually services don't have much attention for details.but If your guys is good and could restore every single bolt and replace every single clip. i think price is ok for England

[@ClipBallerr]

hey so i noticed the way you’re axle but was bent into those little rivets. and your had to unbend it before loosening. when installing how should i bend it like that?

[@mekanic3769]

Yes, i remove it because i will have a new wheel bearing. It is not 100% nessasery for this job. Generally new bering come with new nut which you should bend in the same way. If you reinstalling old one yes bend it twice

[@ClipBallerr]

@@mekanic3769 I got a new nut. should i just use a screwdriver or something to bend it? also im not doing this job yet just watching, right now im rebuilding after a crash almost done tho

[@mekanic3769]

@@ClipBallerr , yep solid screwdriver or chisel do the job

[@SL.Garage.05]

why do you disconnect the wheel hub why not drop it all at once?

[@mekanic3769]

I will be restoring them any way. So why not disconnect it right now? The whole subframe will be easier to remove

[@userlamezz]

why did u have to remove the axle nuts?

[@mekanic3769]

Mm? Which ones?

[@Jagshemasher]

Needs PB Blaster by the bucketful

[@mekanic3769]

Is it wd40 analog?

[@DexStory04]

Part 2?

[@mekanic3769]

Yea there is)

[@riccardodefina9551]

Its a pity for the rust
But what can you expect in your's geographic location, a lot of salt means a lot of rust.

[@yp8852]

BMW and it's shitty design made with no rust protection. Working on 20 year old BMW is a nightmare, working on 20 year old Volvo is pure pleasure.

[@mekanic3769]

Depends more on usage conditions

[@yp8852]

@@mekanic3769 I owned 20yr old volvo, never kept it in garage and undercarriage looked almost like brand new. Now I own 20yr old E46, it has less rust than yours but nontheless it makes me sick just looking at it. Volvo kept outside, E46 kept inside.

[@pasma1983]

Volvo is the same shit! I had my volvo for 5 years and rusty as hell!
Besides of that, bmw is much mkre easy to reapair!

[@danielskrskr]

i find it hilarious you removed the axles for this. such a waste of time and effort

[@mekanic3769]

You are hilarious)

[@danielskrskr]

@@mekanic3769 sorry i haven’t watched every part so i don’t know how extensive your restoration is. but yes it is much easier to not deal with the axle nuts if you’re just trying to get the subframe out. props though, i know those can be a pita

[@jamesthebond0072]

Why wouldn’t you just remove the actual whole subframe from the actual car underneath and I’m restore all the parts want you actually have the whole subframe off?

[@mekanic3769]

man, im not sure that im understand you

[@PompeyMatt17]

he did !

[@KarinaHernandez-yx1xb]

7yh😊

[@joeespisito9200]

If you had a beam of sunlight you would see all the shit ya breathing in smhwtfrufkm

[@stepawa]

no need for the annoying music, just stick to the good job you're doing

[@mekanic3769]

Got you, ill put it down for future videos

[@Chris-uu3cp]

@@mekanic3769, I thought the music was fine. Make the video you wanna make.

[@laurentium3337]

@@mekanic3769 Keep the music, it's fine.