Timeline for Impossible to separate ball joint
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| Jan 20, 2017 at 1:54 | comment | added | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ | @kjgregory - I finally see your dilemma. I couldn't see your images at work. While my method works for most vehicles, BMW had to do something off the wall ;-) My suggestion in your case? Get a second pickle fork and overlap it with the first. Just bring the forks in from opposite directions.. You're going to need two pair of hands to do this, but it should work. | |
| Jan 19, 2017 at 19:18 | comment | added | kjgregory | I added some pictures. Can you point out on the pics where to hit. I don't see how I could possibly get to it from above on this car... maybe in the 325ci. Also how hard to hit? It's difficult to get much power due to lack of space. | |
| Jan 19, 2017 at 12:45 | history | edited | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 19, 2017 at 4:32 | comment | added | Lathejockey81 | You should be able to get at it from above in the engine compartment. That's the best angle to take the nut off as well if I remember right. Use a BFH and a socket extension. I also remember the pickle fork could get hung up on a small flange around the ball joint, so make sure that's not happening. | |
| Jan 19, 2017 at 4:01 | comment | added | kjgregory | I saw this in a YouTube video for a Honda. I tried it but the inner ball joint is in a tough spot on this car. Also would have helped if I jacked it up higher or had a more appropriate hammer for this job. Anyway, I'll give it another try tomorrow. | |
| Jan 19, 2017 at 3:30 | history | answered | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |