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hi there.has anyone changed the bottom front ball joint for a 1999 z3.mine has split and wanted to change it myself,but heard that they are pressed into the suspension arm.if so,could be a pig to do.any thoughts anyone.cheers

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Hello and welcome to our community. If you could kindly introduce yourself in our new members section, that would be great! :)

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What do you mean that the ball joint has split?

They are indeed pressed into the joint but can be split with a good wack of a lump hammer. You will need the appropriately named "Ball joint splitter tool". They are quite cheap and halfords sell them. This is what they look like:

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Keep us posted

Daz

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