Other videos published by some parts sellers attempt to make this job easy. Its not. And even more difficult without a lift. Once the shock is unbolted from top and pulled out of its lower attachement, there is no room to get it out, even when standing on the wheel. I needed to pull out the inner wheel well liner (8mm screws and 10mm nuts), One the liner was removed, I removed the 2 bolts attaching the vapor canister so it could be reflected caudally, allowing a space for the top of the shock to fit through. I found that losening all four control arm eccentric bolts (inners at the frame only) was fairly straight forward. Be careful with these bolts, first remove the nut, then back the bolt out 1/2" and then you can spin it out with a power tool. Don't try to pry these out, the BMW carriage frame to which they attach is an aluminum-mag alloy and can crack very easily. Once all inner attachments (4) to the lower control arm and upper control arm are losened the wheel will drop about 4" giving you enought space to remove the shock. Be sure to disconnect the height level sensor. I don't think you need to remove any hardware completely, just loosen. Be sure to get the vehicle aligned afterward.
Rear Left Shock (Drivers) side mount also requires removal of the wheel well liner (8mm and 10mm screws/nuts) in the 2006-7 e60 model years. Very straight forward. As mentioned in the video, you DO NOT need to remove the hardware from any control arms. i recommend just loosening the torques on the eccentric bolts (you will lose your alignment) on all inner attachments of the rear upper and lower control arms to allow the spindle and wheel to lower nice and easy. There is no fuel filler neck or evap canister on the right side to maneuver around, so this side is easier.
One Last Pointer: The Rear shocks are indexed (meaning the top mounts and lower mount and coil are designed to be aligned when reassembling. This presents a challenge. Be sure to mark the alignment on the old shock assembly before disassembly. You will have a few degrees of tolerance so its not exact, but if you're off too much, your lower shock mounting sleeve will not lay flush with your wheel spindle. It may still insert, but it will no lay flush. You will have a difficult time threading the mounting bolt in, and may strip your mounting bolt (fine threaded) as well as your spindle. The bolt should thread like silk, there should be no resistance. If there is resistance in the early stages of threading, remove your shock and redo your shock assembly so its right. Its not worth the hundreds of dollars you'll need to spend on a new spindle or drilling out and rethreading your damaged spindle.
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