Thank you so much.
What a difference a little bit of knowledge makes.
Further question : I am curious as to why in two of the videos the knuckle seams to drop with very little effort. I know there is no way to know for sure but maybe because someone had been there before and did not torque some of the bushings under "normal load". I'll add that they both state they are working on an xdrive vehicle
Maybe I am over thinking this but for the time being I will hold off on doing the fronts my self. Looks like there is a high chance that the struts won't have enough clearance and to get them out I will have to release the cv joint from the bearing housing (sorry about my terminology...) or release the upper + lower control arms, or both, to get the strut out.
Thanks again really appreciate the info.
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Originally Posted by SuperLomi
1) the bushings are torqued in place at “normal” position. To lower the arms they need to be forced down, and they try to spring back up because of the tension this creates in the bushing. So it can be hard to get them down fat enough. I used a 2x4 as a lever.
2) On AWD vehicles it can be more difficult because you also have the drive shaft to worry about, and you can pull the CV joint out of the cup, potentially damage a CV joint boot, etc. I suppose you could loosen the driveshaft retaining bolt to avoid this, just make sure you have the tools to re-torque it correctly, and a replacement part as they are torque to yield.
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