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I did mine on the floor of my garage. It's really not that bad. I had read somewhere that getting both sides of car off ground made it easier to re-align everything as the rear sway bay (attached to swing arm) is not under tension if both sides are off the ground, so that is what i did.
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I keep thinking by disconnecting the right side level sensor and removing the lower shock bolts and sway bar links on both sides it would give me the lower control arm droop I need to access the ball joint carriers.
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Digital Competition Systems The older I get... The faster I was... No Fear Last edited by Overboost; 11-25-2019 at 12:04 PM. |
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I was in a jam time wise and had to buy this one. Cost is ridiculous, but I'll probably sell it when I someday let go of my X5. If I don't buy another. https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-2006-20...EAAOSwZ7VddDYc The tool you need is also available super cheap on Ebay. If you don't plan on using it more than once or twice, they're probably OK. |
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I bought the perfect rear ball-joint bushing removal tool from aliexpress for $63 with free shipping. This is the OEM replica with the flat edge. It arrived in about 2 weeks. Surprisingly very good quality. Bushing out and in within 20 minutes.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3245...43d24c4dzwSi4m I always check with these guys before buying any expensive tool.
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Now I still need to get a proper tool for the rear lower control arm inner bushings. Anyone have tool recommendations for that one?
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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.
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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. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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You're right, I need to do this right instead of trying to make it a one day project. Certainly if the lower arms are completely off, I should have a straight shot at the ball joints.
I need to find a local auto/race machine shop close by that I can schedule with. The X is our daily so I have to limit the downtime.
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