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From: "Pete Read" <pete.read_at_boeing.com>
To: "Mformation" <mformation_at_halcyon.com>
Subject: E28 M5 versus E34 M5 Self-leveling System
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 12:19:48 -0800

In case anyone is still confused about whether the self-leveling system is connected to the power steering pump -- well it all depends on whether it's an E28 (E24 M6 is the same) or an E34 M5.

The E28 M5 has a completely separate system with the pump located under the spare tire in the trunk. I just disconnected the power connector to the pump, removed the old shocks, and left the rest of the system in place (plugged the accumulators with block drain plugs, p/n 07 11 9 919 228). For more details, look back at my post in Mformation #88 "E28 M5 Suspension Installation Procedure".

The E34 M5 is different in that there is no dedicated pump for load-leveling. The power steering pump is used instead, so the '88 735iL removal procedure described in the October Roundel should work fine.

Pete Read
'88 M5
Arlington, VA

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