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Old February 25th 05, 03:07 PM
Carver
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All,

What is the life expectancy of ball joints?

How much play can be tolerated before they need to be changed? I know
the tech writer in roundel says no play. This second set has lasted
about 25,000 miles. In my Maxima, the ball joints lasted 180,000 miles.

Carver

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Old February 25th 05, 03:17 PM
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Carver wrote:
> All,
>
> What is the life expectancy of ball joints?
>
> How much play can be tolerated before they need to be changed? I

know
> the tech writer in roundel says no play. This second set has lasted
> about 25,000 miles. In my Maxima, the ball joints lasted 180,000

miles.
>
> Carver


I had a set of non-BMW joints that only lasted about 10k. If there's
any detectable play then they'll get worse quickly.

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Old February 25th 05, 04:00 PM
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"Carver" > wrote in message
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> All,
>
> What is the life expectancy of ball joints?
>
> How much play can be tolerated before they need to be changed? I
> know the tech writer in roundel says no play. This second set has
> lasted about 25,000 miles. In my Maxima, the ball joints lasted
> 180,000 miles.
>
> Carver
>


AFAIR, your balljoints are not replaceable. You need to replace the
entire control arm.

BMW 3 series ball joints are a bit unusual in that the base is fitted
in a nylon surround to help reduce road vibration, etc. There are
aftermarket control arms available that remove the nylon in favor of a
solid metal mounting. They are supposed to give a more precise
alignment and eliminate the possibility of the nylon insert wearing.

There's an example shown in Bavarian Autosport's catalog:
http://bavauto.com/shop.asp

-Fred W




 




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