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Old 07-21-2019, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by upallnight View Post
You can unbolt the ball joint from the steering knuckle and replace it at the same time you replace the tension strut, or you can get a real ball joint separator (not a pickle fork) and separate the ball joint from the tension strut.
Does it make sense to buy just the bushing if I want to refresh the tension strut?

I have an 03 4.6is and when I replaced the ball joints last month I found the bushings on the strut were easily twisting when I maneuver the other end of the strut.

Also does anyone know what the Lemforder or Meyle part number would be for the tension strut bushing?

Last question: how do I remove the old bushing?

Btw saw this on the fcpeuro site: https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...vD_BwE#fitment

Does this work for the oem tension strut?
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