330xi ball joints
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from my experience i have found its not worth it to get new joints pressed versus just getting a new arm unless you have an extra set of arms around.
the time, cost, and inconvenience of bringing all the parts to a shop to press them outweighs the extra $$ to just get the whole shebang.
unless you are paying the shop to do all the work anyways, then it is better.
Dan
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for the e46 330xi/325xi they are supposed to be non replaceable and i think it is worth the $30 vs. the $150 for a control arm. it takes 20 mins to get the arm off 15 mins to get the ball joint out 30 mins to put it back togeather. so for the little over an hour of labor its well worth saving the $120.
1976 530i e12
1990 325ix e30
1992 325i e36
1995 740il e38
2001 330xi e46
^More to come
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Thanks for the information. The more options for the repair, the better. Lower ball joints are usually an easy repair(with the correct tools of course). A good trick is to Jack up the lower control arm to hold the ball joint in place so you can get the nut off. Otherwise they break loose and just spin. Another trick, if the ball joint is stuck in the hub, tap the side of the hub where the ball joint presses into. Mushrooming the threads ontop of the ball joint sucks.
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Thanks for the information. The more options for the repair, the better. Lower ball joints are usually an easy repair(with the correct tools of course). A good trick is to Jack up the lower control arm to hold the ball joint in place so you can get the nut off. Otherwise they break loose and just spin. Another trick, if the ball joint is stuck in the hub, tap the side of the hub where the ball joint presses into. Mushrooming the threads ontop of the ball joint sucks.
i like the jack under the ball joint trick some times they want to be a pain.
thought it was interesting that the non serviceable ball joint/control arm {as they say} turns out to be serviceable. the ball joint that goes in the control arm is used in a e36 non m.
i bought 1 for a 1992 325i and it is the same size as the one that i took out of the control arm. measured 49mm. i will post some pictures up tomarrow morning my phone died when i was working on it today.
1976 530i e12
1990 325ix e30
1992 325i e36
1995 740il e38
2001 330xi e46
^More to come -
1976 530i e12
1990 325ix e30
1992 325i e36
1995 740il e38
2001 330xi e46
^More to come
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