Forrest 35 Report post Posted November 27, 2008 So in the process of removing my control arms and front struts on my facelift e30 316i I noticed the little rubber boots are cracking and have split in many places on the control arm mounts/balljoint and the tie rod ball joints. I have had a look on real oem and pelican parts and couldnt find a single part number for them, am I able to buy them by themselves? Or do I need entire new control arms and tie rod ends + balljoints. Any help will be appreciated Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*Glenn* 854 Report post Posted November 27, 2008 George Stock & Co in Auckland sells them. You will need to measure them and give them sizes. They are not sold as a seperate part from BMW Ring (09)2763838 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forrest 35 Report post Posted November 27, 2008 Cheers Glenn, is there a tool or a specific way to remove the actual ball joints from the control arms? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*Glenn* 854 Report post Posted November 27, 2008 You dont need to if your just replacing the boots Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forrest 35 Report post Posted November 27, 2008 You dont need to if your just replacing the boots I think I may need to take the joints out that pivot off the control arm with the bolt through the front subframe, the boots on those go underneath the joint??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
