BMW 5 Series E39

since 1996-2001 release

Repair and operation of the car



BMW E39
+ Introduction
+ Maintenance instruction
+ Current leaving and service
+ Engine
+ Cooling systems, heating
+ Power supply system and release
+ Engine electric equipment
+ Manual transmission
+ Automatic transmission
+ Coupling and power shafts
+ Brake system
+ Suspension bracket and steering
- Body
   Care of a body
   Care of the finishing panels manufactured of vinyl
   Care of an upholstery and rugs of salon
   Repair of insignificant damages of body panels
   Repair of considerable damages of a body
   Body gaps
   Removal and installation of a front bumper
   Removal and installation of shock-absorbers of a front bumper
   Removal and installation of a rear bumper
   Removal and installation of the shock-absorber of a rear bumper
   Removal and installation of a forward wing
   Removal and installation of a cowl
   Adjustment of provision of a cowl
   Removal and installation of a trunk lid
   Adjustment of provision of a trunk lid
   Removal and installation of back facing of a luggage carrier
   Removal and installation of the lock of a cover of the luggage carrier/cylinder of the lock
   Removal and installation of a gas-filled emphasis of a cowl/trunk lid
   Replacement of a slip / company inscription
   Removal, installation and adjustment of a door
   Removal and installation of facing of a door
   Removal and installation of the door lock
   Removal and installation of the external handle of a door
   Removal and installation of the cylinder of the lock
   Removal and installation of the electric motor/microswitch of the uniform lock
   Removal, installation and adjustment of door glass
   Removal and installation of the power window
   Removal and installation of an external mirror
   Removal and installation of glass of a mirror
   Removal and installation of the case of an external mirror
   Removal and installation of an internal mirror
   Removal and installation of the central console
   Removal and installation of the electric motor of the movable panel of the hatch of a roof
   Removal and installation of a front seat
   Seat belt tension device
   Security measures at the handling of the belt tension device
   Protection of the device of a tension of a belt
   Removal and installation of a back seat
   Removal and installation of the shelf under a headdress
   Removal and installation of blinds of back glass
+ Onboard electric equipment
+ Schemes of electric equipment
+ System of onboard diagnostics




Removal and installation of a rear bumper

1 — facing
2 — a back persistent level
3 — the central peak
4 — a side persistent level
5 — a peak
6 — thermal insulation
7 — a rivet
8 — the holder
9 — a cover of a towing hook
10 — a cover

11 — a clip
12 — the amplifier
13 — the self-tapping screw
14 — a nut
15 — the sliding element
16 — a towing hook
17 — a beam
18 — a bolt
19 — consolidation
20 — the shock-absorber

The rear bumper is calculated in such a way that it without damages bears blow at a speed of car up to 4 km/h. At the same time energy of blow is absorbed by an internal fiberglass beam and two hydraulic shock-absorbers.

 REMOVAL

1. Turn off bolts of fastening of the left and right back peaks of wheels. For this purpose take out a clip, previously having beaten out pins in the center of clips by means of a cranked face key (2.5 - 3.0 mm). If pins have a cover, take out at first pins the screw-driver, then remove a clip. After that remove peaks of wheels sideways at shock-absorbers.

Wheels do not need to be removed.

2. Open a luggage carrier, remove back facing, address the Section Removal and installation of back facing of a luggage carrier.

3. Turn off three nuts of fastening of a bumper a key of 13 mm at the left and on the right.

4. At the car with remote control of the parking cut off a tape collar, to a rasstykuyta shtekerny connection and release a cable. Delay a bumper a little back and take out the cable plug and a cable.
5 Take out a bumper by means of the assistant back.


 INSTALLATION

1. If it is necessary, collect a bumper in one knot, see иллюстр. at the beginning of the section.

2. If it is necessary, put on a plastic cap the shock-absorber. The cap at removal of the shock-absorber often remains in a nest.

3. Insert a bumper by means of the assistant into side guides (1) and displace it back, establish sideways a forward element and shift it against the stop forward. At the same time the forward guide has to come into a hook (2) at a bumper.

4. At the car with remote control of the parking insert the cable plug and a cable. Join shtekerny connection and fix a cable by a tape collar, also as before removal.
5. Raise a bumper a little, you will expose it in parallel and fix by the moment 20 Nanometers. The distance between a bumper and a body has to make 5±1 mm.
6. Height of installation of a bumper is regulated at the removed shock-absorber by turn of a plastic insert with an internal hexagon.
7. Establish back facing in a luggage carrier.
8. Establish back peaks of wheels, fix clips and insert against the stop safety pins.