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Posted by Bill R. on March 04, 2001 at 19:17:01:

In Reply to: Suspension mods - cost to have done? posted by TLB on March 04, 2001 at 18:50:15:

nearest harbor freight or swapmeet and buy yourself a 5 pound dead blow hammer.It looks like a big plastic mallet and the head is filled with lead shot. You can deliver a lot more force with this. Then get a decent wrench and put the box end of the wrench on the bolt. Take the dead blow hammer and give the open end of the wrench or ratchet a moderate smack to break it loose. Dead blow hammers come in handy for all kinds of things like this where space is limited and you cant get a piece of pipe on a ratchet or wrench. Its far easier than you think after you do it a few times.
Question - how much to have springs/shocks/thrust arms/front rotors installed?

Decided to take advantage of good weather and start w/ front rotor swap. After many tries & a can of WD40 - I gave up on trying to break the brake pad carrier bolts (which are torqued at 81 ft-lbs).

Considering that the thrust arm (one of my upgrades) requires 94 ft-lbs - I do not think I will be able to break these without an air rachet (which I don't have).

Its either buy an air compressor & hope I can do the job or take it somewhere. TIA.

Terry
94 530i




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