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I’d definitely rather not swap out the hubs, but since the ball joint bolts are stripped, on both sides, they aren’t coming out easily. In fact my reverse thread screw extractor and bits aren’t long enough to reach the ball joint bolts as it stands right now. There isn’t enough clearance with the dust shield, so I’d need a bit that is at least 5” long I think.
So I figure if the knuckle has to come off anyway to get the new ball joint out, I might as well do the bearings and re-grease the CV joint. . It’s a my daily so an eBay knuckle will allow me to work at my own, slow, pace and then swap it in when I don’t need the car for a couple days.
My OE bearings have 170k miles on them and seem fine. But I think it would be silly at 170k not to do them as well if the knuckle needs to come off anyway.
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Original owner 2002 E53 X5 4.4i to 4.6i swap
2026 G80 M3 6 spd
2025 G06 X5 50e
Former
1972 Audi Fox
1986 Saab 900S
1996 BMW Z3
1998 BMW E36 M3 Sedan
2004 BMW E46 M3
2006 Audi A3 Quatro
1993 Mopar 318 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2015 V6 Jeep Grand Cherokee
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