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      05-26-2019, 05:47 PM   #10
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Drives: 135i, 328i, Cayman S
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Originally Posted by gmx View Post
What bearing or arm was that from Rockauto(?) ?
The bearings appear in a search for the 135i rear upper arm on fcp euro manufactured by Meyle. No good?
https://www.fcpeuro.com/products?utf...ds=33326777980
It was a private branded arm so I am not sure who actually made it. The part I got is no longer listed on their site. They probably scrapped any remaining stock after my complaint, because they were true crap.

The Meyle bearing might be worth a try. After 3 unsatisfactory tries I ran out of time and patience to try any more aftermarket options. Also shipping to Canada is a much more expensive for me than it would be for a US customer. I see you are in Australia, so I guess you have the same problem x 2!

The Delphi arms I got that were supposed to be OE arms actually had decent bearings in them in terms of tightness. I rejected them because I had paid OE pricing and wasn't going to accept any substitution at that price. Had I not paid full pop for them, I probably could have accepted them on technical merit although I didn't really like the way the rubber boots looked.
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