Bolt ball joints with bolts will come off easy. For leverage, use the thrust arm if not being reused. First remove the ball joint bolts. Next, loosen the big inner thrust bolt. Take the suspension weight off. Remove the wheel. Remove the inner bolt and use a pry bar to drop the inner thrust arm. With it down, if the ball joints does not come down freely, whack the arm. Use the arm for leverage. Both ball joints with bolts on mine dropped freely.

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'06 X5 3.0i - bought @143,123 miles (12/26/20)