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I was able to remove one side using my foot on the knuckle and body weight to gain clearance, but slightly compressing the spring is SO much easier! All the DIY's I found were for e90's - where they simply rotated the assembly out. I was like WTF! when doing this on my E82!
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Great pointers and thanks for the help all. I will be replacing the strut soon and I am hoping that is the only thing bent (although it still appears perfectly straight). If it still rubs, I will try to dissect the problem further peice by peice.
In the meantime, I threw a 3mm spacer on and it cleared the strut. 3mm is about the width of a nickel and thats all it needed. I was able to get a full six turns from the lugs and the wheels back on tight. This will have to last for a couple of weeks until I can rip the front suspension apart. I am getting it re-aligned this weekend so as to not ruin the tires. |
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I watched the e90 stuff but ours is slightly different. I was able to get the strut out by just sliding the knuckle down with my weight. However, after bolting the new strut, I can't get enough clearance to get the knuckle low enough and back onto the new strut. Following the post above, I think I'm going to have just disconnect the sway bars as well in order to get the knuckle back on. The problem is I don't have any air tools or an impact gun so the bolts keep turning on me while trying to get the nuts off. Any ideas? This is where I'm at... Last edited by eric.jube; 04-09-2014 at 06:03 PM.. Reason: Photo |
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04-09-2014, 06:16 PM | #28 | |
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This is what you'll need (well, it will be the easiest). It is basically a socket with a piece on the end to turn the socket and spread. Once you get the shock in the knuckle, you can rotate it back into the fender and bolt it up on the top strut hat. After that, connect your sway bar and then tighten back up the control arm... |
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I tried it by putting the strut into the knuckle first but it wasn't even close. I've read and seen videos of the e90 people turning the wheel all the way inside, rotating the mount at the top,etc. but it wasn't even close to get up under the fender with it in the knuckle first. I think I'm just gonna have to disconnect the tie rod and control arms off the knuckle and get it in that way first, then bolt it all back together.
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You can put some weight on the top of the strut hat and slowly rotate the bolts around and outside the fender. It is indeed a 2 man job, one to help clear the fender and one to slightly compress the strut/spring. I turned the wheel to the outside which helped the strut clear and move outside. It is a REALLY tight fit....line the fender with blue painters tape to help avoid and scratching. |
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If you loosen the bolts at the inboard ends of the tension strut and wishbone the rubber bushings no longer fight you lowering the knuckle. Taking of the rotor helps too because it reduces the weight of the knuckle. You don't need to disconnect or loosen the ball joints. Once you do this, getting the knuckle slid on the strut tube, which you install first up top in the process, is really easy. Doing it this way everything is one-hand manageable in weight and most definitely not a two-person job. The two bolts you loosened need to be torqued at ride height though, which practically speaking means you need some ramps to lower the car onto, and a torque wrench. The strut spreading tool is a great investment if you plan on doing this process more than once. This picture shows just how easy it is once you loosen those inboard bolts. |
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Having the same issue with my eurotek lm reps. Et45. Test fitted them today and front rims and touching the strut. What do u guys suggest. And for the guys that run the eurotek wheels.
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