The complete automotive resource for buyers, sellers, and owners like you.
Car, Truck and SUV Forums at Roadfly
+ Bentley Forums
+ BMW Forums
+ Cadillac Forums
+ Chevrolet Forums
+ Ferrari Forums
+ Jaguar Forums
+ Lamborghini Forums
+ Lotus Forums
+ Mercedes-Benz Forums
+ Maserati Forums
+ MINI Forums
+ Porsche Forums
+ General Discussion
+ Marketplace Forums
Re: HELP! Thrust Arm Ball Joints (archive)
[ Follow Ups ] [ 7-series (E32) Message Board ] [ Msg. Board FAQ ]
Posted by ladislav on October 26, 2000 at 12:16:04:

In Reply to: HELP! Thrust Arm Ball Joints posted by S Caron on October 21, 2000 at 19:11:20:

assuming that you are replacing the thrust arm (and don't mind wrecking the thrust arm balljoint), you can get them out by hammering from underneath. the trick is to have a hammer with sufficiently large mass.


i initially tried a 2lb roofing hammer with no success. i then tried a large sledgehammer (held like a hammer a few inches from the head). that did the trick within 2 or 3 blows. be careful about the sheetmetal disk shield.


Follow Ups:


[ Follow Ups ] [ 7-series (E32) Message Board ] [ Msg. Board FAQ ]
Questions, comments, or problems, please visit the Roadfly help desk.
Roadfly.com Logo © 1997 - 2009 Jump Internet Inc. All rights reserved.