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Thread: Bottom ball joint

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    Default Bottom ball joint

    My E34 has just failed its MOT on it bottom ball / swivel joint. I have tried to locate this part to buy but I cannot find it. Can anyone tell me what the corect name for it is?

    Its the joint at the bottom of the front strut.

    Many Thanks

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    See picture. It is below the steel plate on the end of the aluminum part.

    '01 540it, 6/01
    '03 325i 5 speed, 9/02
    '10 535ix. 9/09
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    Sorry. I wasn't helping? Was I. It's call the wishbone, item #2 in the link.

    http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...50&hg=31&fg=05
    '01 540it, 6/01
    '03 325i 5 speed, 9/02
    '10 535ix. 9/09
    '10 mini 6 speed
    '15 mini countryman 6 speed

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    also called lower control arms, they come in steel or aluminum with the alu ones being about 85 bux more eack They come as a unit from BMA, bushing arm and balljoint.
    95 E34 530I V2.37
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