Ok to drill bolt out of strut housing? no luck with heat, fork, pressure..etc.
01-04-2009, 10:07 AM
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Ok to drill bolt out of strut housing? no luck with heat, fork, pressure..etc.
I ask because it is that tapered little @#$% so I wasnt sure if i needed to worry about damaged some special thing inside it
01-05-2009, 03:57 AM
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You can try it with the fork....
and while applying pressure, get a BFH and hit hard on the strut housing around where the stud goes in. Should pop right out. Douse it with WD-40 or something equivelant first.
01-05-2009, 05:39 AM
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Gear puller, or "Proper Tool"..
I've used a tool like this before. It makes tierod removal (almost!) a painless procedure..
<img src="http://www.bmwe34.net/E34main/Maintenance/Suspension/Data/tie_rod_puller.jpg">
But even a gear puller (perhaps combined with a slight bit of pounding) is better than nothing!
<img src="http://www.bmwe34.net/E34main/Maintenance/Suspension/Data/tie_rod_puller.jpg">
But even a gear puller (perhaps combined with a slight bit of pounding) is better than nothing!
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