Remove 2006 Mini Cooper suspension arm in 2 minutes

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8 жыл бұрын

This video will show you how to remove the suspension arm on a 2006 Mini Cooper in about 2 minutes.
Links to the tools I used:
Arc pliers (for arm re-installation):
www.sears.com/craftsman-16-in-...
Bushing tool (for bushing removal and insertion):
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011...
Wrecking bar:
www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-42-...

Пікірлер: 29

@jimmy85go53 7 жыл бұрын

nice, I thought it was going to fall by the looks of that Jack stand

@ianreed4636 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah those jacks look sketchy !

@ChrisNieves Жыл бұрын

Facts I just did this yesterday but it took me 5 minutes total for both sides. Getting my new inner and outer ball joints in with my poly bushings was another story. But it’s done. Thank you

@solidamber 8 жыл бұрын

you must have destroyed the inner ball joint rubber boot with that fork

@mtonkinson6 6 жыл бұрын

James are you in the US mate? Over in the UK we salt the roads so this stuff corrodes like nothing else, i've just spent over an hour hitting the bottom wishbone with a lump hammer and it still didn't come free. Ended up cutting the wishbone in half with a grinder and replacing the entire hub/upright/wishbone because of this lol

@danielhooper8138 2 жыл бұрын

mate i have just had the same problem with an 52 reg mini from the uk. i am lucky that i work within a machine shop as i couldn't get the inner ball joint free. i was lucky that the outer balljoint came free as the bolts to the hub were so corroded that they were round and even with a nut extractor they wouldn't come free.

@guntherhoffman7421 3 жыл бұрын

Great job!

@shredidiah 6 жыл бұрын

Mine wont budge, an tips welcome !!

@raulruiz6951 4 жыл бұрын

My as, i done these many times ea has their own pain to come out. Only the part he pops arm out of the bushing is easy, to get there.....

@markb7340 8 жыл бұрын

Used pickle fork, lifted seal up and still shredded my ball joint. Still stuck on. Torch time. :(

@rs25com 8 жыл бұрын

+Mark Berry You should video it to help others in the same situation. :)

@mathewbates3820 4 жыл бұрын

2 minutes after the removal off all the brake setup. Lol

@area51london 5 жыл бұрын

If in doubt....grind it out!

@Audio_Simon 7 жыл бұрын

Great job!... but now how to remove the bushing, which is probably the reason to remove the wishbone? I've heard the upside-down bolts make it a pain.

@rs25com 7 жыл бұрын

I used a Sawzall to cut the bushing out of the housing, leaving the housing installed on the car. I then used a bushing removal tool to slide it out. Then I used the tool the slide the new one in.

@warwickdean 7 жыл бұрын

James F Can't the tool be used to remove the bush alone? Does it actually require cutting or was that just to speed things up? can the inner ball joint be swapped out once the wishbone is removed or does it require the frame dropping? thanks

@Damien_JH 6 жыл бұрын

I also want to know is it possible to remove the bush and carrier without lowering the subframe to replace the whole bush with a new oem part

@antonyjames744 5 жыл бұрын

Does the rear part of the bush just pull out of the rubber...Mine has a nut/Allen key on the end..Does that not need to be undone

@rs25com 5 жыл бұрын

It has been a few years since I did this job, and I don't remember. Sorry.

@edwardr302 3 жыл бұрын

Me salvastes.... God bless you my friend.

@nikblower4564 4 жыл бұрын

I did this and it works. However, how the hell do you refit the wishbone into an OEM bush!!!???

@xstorm_8_shadowx 4 жыл бұрын

Nik Blower a bushing press?

@raulruiz6951 4 жыл бұрын

Best to buy performance bushing it takes a "special" tool to push in but then 1/2 of the bushing slides pretty easy. Search saw removal of remaining bushing it works best with new blade