The ball joint on my nearside lower control arm was shot so I changed it today.

Very straight forward job really. I've got a ball joint separator tool but found that it was too small .... it doesn't have enough reach. So improvisation was required. I jammed the jaws of an adjustable wrench around the little rubber boot and used my trolly jack to lift the other end of it. It took quiet a bit of force but eventually it popped out with a bang.

All in all an easy job. Must keep a look out for a bigger ball joint separator tool though.

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2001 X5 4.4i