1' you will probably have to drop the cross member to get to the nut so you can loosen it from there. There isnt any room and if never replaced than this pretty much will be the only chance. You will need to modify a wrench to hold the nut upon reassembly under the weight of the car. Over torque the bolt from the front about 15 lbs to get the correct backwards torque spec.
2' #20 hammer and a lot of concentrated swings, they have heavy duty balljoint seperator tools that can break if a stubborn joint. First time I did mine I had to use a aceteline torch to heat the arm to get it to pop. You can also remove the whole assembly and do the Bill R method of pounding it out on the concrete.
edit: you have to have the cross member bolted in to get the thing torqued correctly under load. Grind and grind the wrench so it will slip out after torquing. I had probs removing the wrench a few times...I can mail it to you...lol
Originally Posted by
markus
well guys looks liky me E34 is
at my buddys house tonight. 2 problems we cant seem to figure out. We already broke 2 ratchets and decided to call it quits at 9pm. anyways the 2 problems I have are:
1. how do you get the thrust arm bolt out? BMW did a bad job designing this thing. No room to hold the nut.
2. cant get the balljoint on the centerlink separated from the pitman arm. how does one do this? other than that everything else is apart.
Last edited by 632 Regal; 11-09-2006 at 10:00 PM.
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