The Euro 325e broke a leg (Images)

[maxthegearhead]

Hello everyone. It's been kinda a rough day but posting here will hopefully help.

My E30 325e euro spec just sheared the control arm right out of the front subframe. I hit a bump and there was a metallic grinding noise and the steering went completely wonky. I pulled over and saw this:
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I had it towed and was able to move it into the garage with the help of a ratchet strap to hold the control arm into the lollipop but it's currently sitting "stanced" on the driver's side.
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I'm tight on cash right now so i was considering using a junkyard subframe. Should I bite the bullet and shell out of a reinforced one? any thoughts would be appreciated.

[bluptgm3]

Thank good it is the Subframe. The “lollipop” attachment would be much worse!!!


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[superj]

just get a junkyard one. that one has lasted all these years so a junkyard one will work for a good while

[maxthegearhead]

I replaced the subframe and have put about 1000 miles on it. The steering has gone pretty bad. It pulls to the left most of the time, I have the hold the wheel at the 2 o'clock position to go straight, and the rack makes a clicking noise when I steer back and fourth with the engine off (from 11-1 o'clock)

Any ideas? Alignment or steering rack or both?

thanks

[bluptgm3]

Swap/replace with 1.8L/1.9L E36 Z3 rack.


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[maxthegearhead]

false alarm! the bolts that hold the rack in weren't properly torqued. All is well now. Thanks guys.

[superj]

that's good news. its way easier to fix that then to have to remove and replace parts, ha ha ha