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Originally Posted by KCMoore2013
Just hit 140K miles and every single part of the front and rear suspension has failed in the last month...okay, fine...wear and tear. The reason I am so pissed is because NO MECHANICS, not even the DEALER, can get the brake disks off, the ball joints out, the control arms off, etc.
I have broken a dozen "ball joint removal" tools working on this suspension, gone through dozens of propane torches, and destroyed several 4lb hammers trying to remove a front lower ball joint (the one in the really tall knuckle that no tool seems to fit).
Tried air chisel, air hammer, pickle fork, etc. So now I have this $10,000 hunk of metal sitting in my garage that I can't drive over 30 mph without the wheels literally shaking the steering wheel out of my hands.
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I am on my third X5 and on every one I have done the front suspension around 80000 miles, new torsion arms, lower ball joints, control arms, bushes, sway bar links, discs and pads. I have never used any special tools just the ones in my tool box, ring spanners, socket set, torx drivers and a 2lb hammer. Don't know how you can't get the discs off. on mine there was a single allen bolt and then a hefty thump with the 2lb hammer to dislodge the disc????? easy job. The control arms are a single bolt either end????? I guess you had a bad one.
