Annoying rear suspension squeak from rear shock

[oshanrube]

First time I heard this squeak It was very faint and wasn't very consistent. Like everyone my guess was the top control arm bushing. Replaced that even though I realized it wasn't worn out, there are guides on tube which shows that it fits this squeak. But the annoying thing came back even worse. Then I brought the bottom control arm ball joints to replace. When I removed the wheel the bump stop has slid from the top, which I tried to fix.and I heard a smiler sound I tried moving the shock and It was loose from the top. Then like anyone I tried to tighten the nut on top which was pretty tight and broke the hex on top


Then I saw the worn out bushing, I can't believe some German engineer thought it was a good idea to put this form kinda thing on a top mount of a such a heavy car



Then I ordered a new one and cooked up my own mount from an old slipper sole from my wife and a garden hose which held up nicely


So once the parts arrived I thought of making this DIY guide for everyone

First take out the tools trey and cover


Take out the 4 hook points with torx bit and two small screws on the loading guard.
Once done peel off the weather stripping and pull up the plastic load guard with 4clips on the bottom carefully



Then remove the side panels by removing the plastic rivets and pulling down, be careful of the clips on top, you might have to put your hand behind the panel and move the clips

Once the panel is remove you can access the top nut under the rubber cover.

Now this is where it gets tricky. I'm sure there some BMW took costing big $ but you can use a 7mm and a spanner. In my case I just hold the shaft with one hand and use the ugga dugger On the nut and it comes off easy.
Now jack up the car, it's just a case of pulling down on the shock and replacing the parts


Now tighten the nut to 50nm and everything back