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No worries. So I finally got it out. I let it soak with PB blaster overnight but I don’t think that did anything. I ended up using a 12mm bolt (e36 subframe) with a rounded tip as a punch. The driver side was in really tight. I had to take damn near full swings with a BFH on my back with a brand new AP Racing rotor inches away. And it wasn’t one whack and it popped out. I had to drive it out of that hole with 4-5 full swings before i could ease up. I ended up basically punching in the torx end on the balljoint. The nut still went on but I’m opting to replace in case I ever need to put a torx in there.
Passenger side came out with about 1/4 the force but definitely needed more than a tap. Thought about heat, but too many rubber bits within close proximity. In the end, I’m replacing both torsion arms with new. Passenger side will be for sale as the car has 13k miles on it. For those that try this, loosen the ball joint nut and see if yours will tap out, then put it back together. If not, just buy Turner or Syncro Design pre-installed mono balls and plan on destroying your ball joint. It basically cost the same as what I gonna end up doing without the frustration of trying to get it off without damage. However, I was mainly impressed with Dinan’s mono ball design and that’s why I went with them. I pressed out one bushing for practice and that was the easiest part of the entire project. The Dinan monoball I have basically slid right in as it needs bearing retainer compound and a giant nut to hold on. |
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02-17-2020, 06:35 PM | #25 |
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I haven’t finalized because this was on the practice arm. But yes, the Dinan just slid in, no press, no real effort other than a slight gentle twist because it’s very precise. The Dinan instructions say to use loctite bearing retainer. Then they include a special “spanner” wrench with a 1/2” ratchet hole to torque to 110ft-lb. that’s why I was most impressed with the Dinan. It doesn’t rely on a press fit. It has a mechanical nut.
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Ok, all done. 2 brand new BMW tension struts and Dinan Monoballs. The green Loctite 609 was key, otherwise, I would not have been able to torque the nut to 110ft-lbs. I do think that BMW added loctite to the steering knuckle causing such difficulty to remove. Even after running a brush through it with soap there was a residue that looked like dried loctite. Maybe they had a few that were on the larger side of tolerance? I work in the auto industry so I’ve seen all kinds of things to make a car “good” to ship.
Thanks to TacoChris for making this thread. This should be a sticky DIY. When removing the rubber bushing, use some WD40 to lube the bushing and the threaded rod while using an impact. The bushings come out and look new. The first one I did got a bit mangled because I didn’t use lube. Made my own tool with 7/16 all thread, unistrut washers, unistrut, and a 3” pipe nipple. Everything is available at your local plumbing supply house. |
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TacoChris, how confident are you with regarding the torque specs. Where did you get them? Just curious as I’m leaning toward making them tighter. I’ve read 100Nm (74ft-lbs) + 90deg on the long 18mm bolt and 175Nm (129ft-lbs) on the ball joint nut. This is from this thread on the F30 side.
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02-23-2020, 06:56 PM | #29 |
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UPDATE: I torqued the 18mm bolt to 125ft lbs which is 25ft lbs more than what is recommended for a M12 grade 10.9 bolt. It rotated 45deg more than where it was at 84ft lbs. However, it took over 100ft lbs to start moving. The 21mm nut got 129ft lbs matching the F30 install. I match marked everything and if there is ever any movement I’ll buy new bolts and torque 74ft lbs + 90deg.
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