checking ball joints

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xavier
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Post Wed Apr 04, 2012 2:04 am

on the old aircooled vw i used to check the ball joints by grabbing the wheel and trying to wiggle it towards and away form the car. if it wiggled I replaced the ball joint. is this the same for an e30?
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Post Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:18 am

Yep

Or get a pry-bar on it and see if there is excessive movement
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e30topless said : Proper BMW's have 4 headlights, last of the run was the E30 and E34/E32 anything after that is just complete shite
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