Re: Telelever Ball-Joint Looseness

[Robert Silas <robert.silas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tom,
Thanks for your advice. We heated the joints with two heat guns and used the 3/4 inch impact wrench to remove them. Other than on cars, I am afraid to use flame on the bike.
Bob Silas
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tom Brown 
  To: BMW Oilhead List 
  Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 11:12 AM
  Subject: Telelever Ball-Joint Looseness


  Bob:

  Next time, HEAT the bolt first.  It loosens the lok-tite.  A propane torch
  puts out enough heat for this.  Mapp gas or acetelyne is too much.  Replace
  the bolt with a new one on reassembly.

  -TB

  >I changed top and bottom ball joints of  my '94 R1100RS at about 90.000
  miles. I was advised that when changing the bottom one the top one should be
  changed too.
  It was difficult to take them out, it took a 3/4" impact wrench to loosen
  them. The original ball joints put in with "locktite" or similar compound.
  It wasn't necessary to change those ball joints yet, I did it as part of
  preventive maintenance.
  Bob Silas
  Montreal, Que. Canada


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