Shimmy in front....

[Boinggg]

96 BMW 740IL is starting to shimmy up front,sometimes it is barely noticeable and other times it is a little more harsher.Wheels are balaced and torqued.Anyone help?

[libertylover]

Probably need to change the Upper Control Arm bushings, also known as the Thrust Arm bushing. Below is a website and you can see if the symptoms match yours. Note however, your car is an E38 and the one in the write-up is an E32 (older), so it may be a little different.

I did mine on my '93 740iL (E32) and it was pretty hard because it's difficult to get the bolts out.

Here's the website I mentioned: http://bmwe32.student.utwente.nl/

This site shows you how to make a special tool(s) to help with the job: http://www.nmia.com/~dgnrg/page_2.htm

I just bought new Upper Control Arms with the bushings already installed.

Here's a site for E38 stuff (lots!) Might be more data there. http://www.e38.org/

[Boinggg]

Thanx for your quick reply.I've had a feeling it could be that ,just wanted to see if someone else has had the same symptoms.Iknow they have never been changed so no harm in doing so.Thanx again.