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E36 Front Control Arm Replacement (BMW E46 E30)
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@ 2:01 why is there a plate underneath the ball joint that attaches to the
spindle?
It’s a good video, don’t want to complain but since you have quiet voice,
if the music can come down a bit in the mix that would be great. its a
little hard to hear you. overall good vid
He means the ball joint. Use a pickle fork……it looks kinda like a
tuning fork.
shit car bro
You’re the man dennis
This must be the best DIY i’ve ever seen! Do some more of them!
WAHAHAHAHAHHAHAA !!!!
best vid ive seen so far.went to wales on moterway(uk)had a rear shock
bounce on way home and both wheels wobbling.was like driving an old washing
machine.told the garage to sort it before i went.so looks like if i want
somthing doing right id beter do it myself.thanks for the insight.T,from
Manchester UK
Awesome video man, huge props
now i know how… nuffsaid!
it depends if you are only replacing only the control arm, it could take
you a day or two or more for various reasons. if you aren’t taking off your
hub or your tie rods then you could get it done pretty quick possibly both
control arms in one full day of work, its sometimes hard getting at the
bolts (harder than you think, especially if its an older bmw.
He doesn’t mention the most difficult parts of doing this job. You can’t
just undo the balljoints & hey presto!, off they come! They are tapered &
can be a real bastard to get off, especially the outer one. You also need
to press out the bush from the “lollipop” as he calls it, & press in new
ones if you’re gonna do the job properly. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a handy
guide but a bit misleading in terms of difficulty. You don’t need to remove
the anti roll bar either (sway bar).
very nice video.
This is a great video, I used this for myt 96 bmw 318ti. Make sure to use a
ball joint seperator, and plenty of lube. Torque down ball joint spray
lube, wait a minute the ball joints dont drop so easy, apply lots of
pressure, it will drop out, under lots of pressure. A pickle fork tool does
work good on the center control arm ball joint, but not outter tie rod and
ball joint, the video makes it looks easy. The rear bushings has to be
pressed back on. This is still a grat video.
Your explain things very well. Please make more videos on bmw repairs!!
Probably the most professional and informative video on YouTube. Please
keep up the good work. Make more and use the same technique, background
music and narration in all your videos and you will have your own channel.
it would be nice if you had detailed a bit more on the hardest part of
doing this job…..removing the ball joints from the crossmember and the
steering knuckle. That is always a bitch to do otherwise, real good video 🙂
Denis, the music man, what is the name of your back ground music!!??!
Thanks Great Vid also Bro!
The ball joints at the middle and outer points of the control arm were
stuck really firmly in their settings on my car. I had to use a Pitman fork
to break the seal at the middle joint, and I’m trying to use a ball joint
separator at the outer joint but so far it isn’t working. Were you really
able to just drop the CAs with a little tugging? No pickle forks at all? I
don’t mean removing the ball joints from the CA itself. I mean displacing
them from the spindle (outer) and subframe (middle).
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very nice! make more
thinking of attempting mine tomorrow, good work fella, great vid. PS how
long did the arm take to swap out please?
Kind words always help when it comes to making more 🙂
Thanks for that. Ive learned loads. Very informative, The best vid on this
type of work and cool music! Thanks again man!
Top Notch Denis. I am slowly repairing a 97 328i and your videos are far
and away the best information available……. Keep them coming. Many,
Many, Thanks.
Great Video thanks big guy.
Very well done I enjoyed the step by step process you laid out
the bushing i assume wil be more accurate to say.. that sits behind the
break,
just use a hammer and tap the control arm. it will just pop out. after
bring in for so long they just get stiff.
@laurieh he mentions that you can get them for the E46, however E36 control
arms are available with pre-pressed bushings.
Thanks for the writeup
Thank you!!