E30 Zone

Without a ball joint press?

Nightmare without a press mate,just makes life hard for you.
Just pop into a local garage and bung the mechanic a fiver for some tea n biscuits and get him to do it on a press.
5 minute job for him.

eko wrote:Nightmare without a press mate,just makes life hard for you.
Just pop into a local garage and bung the mechanic a fiver for some tea n biscuits and get him to do it on a press.
5 minute job for him.

Thanks Tony

take it back and buy the whole arm, cheaper in the long run

lemmy99 wrote:take it back and buy the whole arm, cheaper in the long run

It probably isn't! as these arms have powerflex eccentrics fitted

I would take it somewhere to get it shoved in, we had the same problem with our lads Touring the other day

He got new arms 45 quid each from ECP, but had grief fitting the lollipop bushes at the other end of the arm.

Went to see his mate at Kwic fit to get em shoved in.

spook wrote:I would take it somewhere to get it shoved in, we had the same problem with our lads Touring the other day

He got new arms 45 quid each from ECP, but had grief fitting the lollipop bushes at the other end of the arm.

Went to see his mate at Kwic fit to get em shoved in.

Nice one, yeah it makes me laugh how someone says replace the arms its cheaper!

Brand new lemforder ball joint for £5.49 off ebay FTW and some beer money for someone to press it in...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ball-joint-remove ... 24&afsrc=1

Proper tool for the job.....

Thanks Malc but don't really want to be spending that kind of money so will try taking it to the local garage to see if it can be done for cash

Well,you did ask....

I reckon that three balljoint replacements with a tool like that are the same cost(ish!)as three new wishbones.....

If BSS325i had supplied that link two years ago,I would by now be in profit!