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Originally Posted by GRBE53
I got my SSK in but there was no way the carrier pins were coming out. After several hours of massaging them back and forth about 30 degrees, I decided to give up before I broke the retaining clips off. Not sure who had mentioned it first, but removing the rear carrier mount completely(2 M10 nuts) makes it a piece of cake to raise the carrier enough to get the job done from inside the car.
I pretty much figured out I was in for a tough time when I could see the corrosion on the visible part of the pins - They are so swollen with corrosion, there is no way they are coming out of there unless the transfer case is dropped to be able to press them out from the inside.
I am convinced I need to replace all the bushings in the assembly as there is stll a lot of play in the carrier itself so I will need to try again at some point.
Only advice I can add is to use a rag under the entire work area per below to catch the inevitable dropped M3 screw. Of course, I fugured this out after I dropped/lost one of the screws. I need to go back in there to replace the original inner boot anyway so I will put the 6th screw in then.
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Nice to see another SSK kit going in! Mine is almost done, just no time at the momentDid you ever get to the bottom of your clutch engagement issues?
Yeah, there is some stuff called "Kroil" that I use on corroded, rusted impellers at work that is some good ole nasty stuff, but works very well. It puts PB Blaster to shame. It might be just the ticket for corroded bushings. I've used it on exhaust work that I thought for sure I'd break the stud before the nut broke loose. Nut sure if it would make the bushing swell, but thought I'd put it out there.
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2005 X5 3.0, 6MT, Alpine White on Truffle Brown, Sport, Preim, and Cold Weather, Alpina Stainless Headers, AFe Intake, UUC SSK, OEM 87's, 3.64 Differential Swap,Performance Modified Euro 2 Tune, UUC LTW Flywheel and HD clutch, Bilstein B12 Suspension kit 
Future mods ZHP/Schrick Cam Shaft upgrade, Operation code name: Doppelschrauben-Kompressor
Wife's Ride: 2011 e70 X5 351 M///Sport.
Also in the fold: 2004 X3 3.0, 6MT, Black Sapphire on Terracotta, port, Premium, Cold Weather.
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