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Thread: How-To for upper control arms?

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    Default How-To for upper control arms?

    I've searched and could not find anything informative. Is there a how-to guide to replace the upper control arms? Do I really need a ball joint separator? Can I rent that locally from a rental company? Thanks guys.

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    http://www.bmwe34.net/ + Bently's + numerous posts in the archives
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    awesome! thank you much.

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    come back if you have any questions.. i did it a month ago and i can help you out.... 632regal is also someone to talk to
    1994 540ia|Oxford Green Metallic|Lemforder|KYB in H&R|18" OE Staggered M-Parallel with Pirelli P-Zero

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    I was able to get mine off with a ball joint pickle fork, 15lb sledge, and air chisel. Took about 30 minutes. Oh and I soaked the piss out of it with Pblaster.

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    I got one off with a pickle fork, one with a balljoint puller, one with a sawzall, and the last one required a torch and sledge. Make sure you replace them with Lemforder arms and Boge bushings. You can rent an entire balljoint puller kit from Advance Auto Parts. They charge you for the kit and refund it when you bring it back.
    The stone age didn't end for a lack of stones. Neither will the hydrocarbon age......

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    awesome awesome! thanks a bunch guys. I'll let you know next week. BTW, for the common shimmy problem, do I just need to replace the upper control arms, or the lower as well? thanks

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    pickle fork always works for me.. On the 540i I had more problem taking the bolt off the bushing. Boge bushing? I went with M5 bushings.
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    On the 540i I had more problem taking the bolt off the bushing.
    That was the one which required the sawzall.
    Boge bushing? I went with M5 bushings.
    I think someone here posted the part number for the Boge M5 bushings. I had planned to go with the M5, but Patrick's brother told me that people who owned M5s were buying the 750 bushings. From reading here, it sounds like there is a significant difference in expected lifetime between the Sach's and Boge bushings, although they are both the same company.
    The stone age didn't end for a lack of stones. Neither will the hydrocarbon age......

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    Quote Originally Posted by zhandax
    people who owned M5s were buying the 750 bushings
    Not that I've heard. The M5 bush is toitest.
    Anthony
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