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Old 11-26-2019, 07:53 PM
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Are you suggesting pulling the spindle carrier for having the ball joints replaced? Because that is what everyone for the last 25 posts has been talking about. If it has to do with my original post about the lower control arm bushings, they are easy to do if you have a press and follow the compression instructions given here and or the other included thread on how to press them. If you don’t have a press you can not do the bushings at home.


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I'm not referring to the ball joints. They're easy with the correct tool. I'm talking about the swing arm bushings that have to be compressed before being pressed into place.
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Save yourself a lot of heartburn. Do what I did. Take it to a machine shop with a press. Yes, it cost me a little money, but I didn't have the heartburn of having to deal with fixing things or getting a replacement part after I effed it up. Pulled the arms, took them and the new bushings to the machine shop, dropped them off and picked them back up a few hours later. Money well spent and time saved.
Good advice. That's what I tried but everyone I asked were not willing and wanted to do the whole job or charge more than a couple of $100, more than enough to buy the tools. But if he can find a non-automative shop with a shop press, they may not care and charge a nominal fee or probably even do the work for free.
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Good advice. That's what I tried but everyone I asked were not willing and wanted to do the whole job or charge more than $100, more than enough to buy the tools. But if he can find a non-automative shop with a shop press, they may not care and charge a nominal fee or probably even do the work for free.
X5only, didn't you do yours with a C-Clamp? I want that tool you used.

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Old 11-26-2019, 08:17 PM
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X5only, didn't you do yours with a C-Clamp?

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No, I didn't. I tried but it required tremendous force. I ended up using a shop press as mentioned earlier. But as Fifty150hs pointed out in post #58, at least try looking for a shop than can remove and press the bushing for you.
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I'll buy the cheap 12 ton press from Harbor Freight is I have to but won't I still need those adapters used in the C Clamp tool? If I can get those adapters to cleanly remove and reinstall the bushings, it can be done in minutes on a press without a doubt.

The press and receive adapters here is what I need.


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I'll buy the cheap 12 ton press from Harbor Freight is I have to but won't I still need those adapters used in the C Clamp tool? If I can get those adapters to cleanly remove and reinstall the bushings, it can be done in minutes on a press without a doubt.



The press and receive adapters here is what I need.





You can rent the c-clamp tool and dies from autozone in their 23 piece set for $140 that is fully refundable when returned (I think they allow you 4 days)


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You can rent the c-clamp tool and dies from autozone in their 23 piece set for $140 that is fully refundable when returned (I think they allow you 4 days)


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I stopped by my Advance Auto and they have this one for rent. I just don't know if it will have the size dies I need. This is the one they offer. Does this look like the one you rented?

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I stopped by my Advance Auto and they have this one for rent. I just don't know if it will have the size dies I need. This is the one they offer. Does this look like the one you rented?





Yes. But I have a press already and a set of press dies.


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Yes. But I have a press already and a set of press dies.


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Can you tell me if your press came with the dies you mention, and specifically did the rental kit have dies that fit that I can use? I see a mention of the Sir Tools 3027 adapter in the other thread and can pick that up for $55 so I might go that route.

*EDIT* I went ahead and ordered the Sir Tools 3027 bushing adapter kit from Tool Discounter

https://www.tooldiscounter.com/produ...kit-sirbmw3027


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Can you tell me if your press came with the dies you mention, and specifically did the rental kit have dies that fit that I can use? I see a mention of the Sir Tools 3027 adapter in the other thread but that work was done on a 7 series lower arm and I don't know if they are the same size.


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I used parts from the rented kit basically as a receiving cup so I didn’t have to do some wonky unsafe pressing


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