Pier
04-06-2016, 02:13 PM
One of my outer ball joints is broken and thus needs replacement, i'm looking to buy a tool to do this.
Should i go with a pickle fork or a ball joint separator, and what size do i need?
I'm reluctant to go with a pickle fork as i've read some posts with people suffering with this tool, and it's not that much cheaper than a separator.
I'm currently looking at this ball joint separator (22mm hole, 62mm opening):
http://www.trailerandtools.nl/kogelgewricht-trekker-22-mm-fusee-trekker-stuurko.html
As for the ball joints themselves, I was planning on buying MEYLE HD (http://www.ebay.de/itm/BMW-E36-E46-Z3-Z4-2-x-MEYLE-TRAGGELENK-TRAGGELENKE-VERSTARKTE-HD-VERSION-/201325838832?fits=Platform%3AE36&hash=item2edff481f0:m:mgQ63rdnUguwnKzQlEuXlLQ), is this a good choice or should i just go with the cheaper ones (http://www.ebay.de/itm/2x-TRAGGELENK-FUHRUNGSGELENK-VORNE-AUSSEN-LINKS-RECHTS-BMW-3-ER-E36-Z3-E36/371118977326?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D35941%26meid%3Dac259195ac45459e9b5b14b0fecd dde1%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26mehot%3Dag%26sd%3D201325838832)?
Also, are the inner ball joints also removable? because it seems you can buy them (http://www.ebay.de/itm/ORIGINAL-MEYLE-TRAGGELENK-FUHRUNGSGELENK-VORDERACHSE-VORNE-BMW-3er-E36-Z3-NEU/201506956709?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D35941%26meid%3Da21fe2c72cd6444db5d46f76c93d 9e2e%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D222010322146) but many sites mention they are not removable...
Any comments are appreciated, thanks.
Should i go with a pickle fork or a ball joint separator, and what size do i need?
I'm reluctant to go with a pickle fork as i've read some posts with people suffering with this tool, and it's not that much cheaper than a separator.
I'm currently looking at this ball joint separator (22mm hole, 62mm opening):
http://www.trailerandtools.nl/kogelgewricht-trekker-22-mm-fusee-trekker-stuurko.html
As for the ball joints themselves, I was planning on buying MEYLE HD (http://www.ebay.de/itm/BMW-E36-E46-Z3-Z4-2-x-MEYLE-TRAGGELENK-TRAGGELENKE-VERSTARKTE-HD-VERSION-/201325838832?fits=Platform%3AE36&hash=item2edff481f0:m:mgQ63rdnUguwnKzQlEuXlLQ), is this a good choice or should i just go with the cheaper ones (http://www.ebay.de/itm/2x-TRAGGELENK-FUHRUNGSGELENK-VORNE-AUSSEN-LINKS-RECHTS-BMW-3-ER-E36-Z3-E36/371118977326?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D35941%26meid%3Dac259195ac45459e9b5b14b0fecd dde1%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26mehot%3Dag%26sd%3D201325838832)?
Also, are the inner ball joints also removable? because it seems you can buy them (http://www.ebay.de/itm/ORIGINAL-MEYLE-TRAGGELENK-FUHRUNGSGELENK-VORDERACHSE-VORNE-BMW-3er-E36-Z3-NEU/201506956709?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D35941%26meid%3Da21fe2c72cd6444db5d46f76c93d 9e2e%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D222010322146) but many sites mention they are not removable...
Any comments are appreciated, thanks.