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Originally Posted by DougPEX5
It's the bolt that goes all the way through with just a thread or so out the top.
Looks like enough room for a full size nut to me, but that's with the wheel unloaded. I'm sure clearance will change considerably with weight on the wheel.
Plan of attack this weekend after it's on the bench.
1. Short Prayer
2. Reverse drill bill small hole
3. Easy out
4. Weld nut on top side of bolt protruding through top of knuckle and try to remove bolt
5. Drill out and re thread.
6. Drill through and install a new 10.9 bolt and 1/2 size nut.
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Good luck with that my friend, sounds time intensive so I hope your short prayer is answered. I think that their are two types of bolts that hold the ball joint in place. The earlier versions of the x5 <03 have the male bolt type heads and the later 03> x5's have the newer star female bolts. I have only used the star female bolts and not had one shear off on me yet. Copper grease, when I take something off that is a stubborn SOB then it gets copper grease on the new bolts/screws on install.
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BMW X5 E53 3.0 Diesel Sport | Sapphire Black Dakota Beige Leather interior | Year 2004
What I had updated
Carbon Effect Steering Wheel
Panoramic Sunroof Fix
PVC Replacement
All glowplugs and glowplug regulator
New discs and pads all round
All new front suspension links, bushes and rods
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