Salty's 2005 330Ci ZHP Jet Black Coupe Restore

[SaltyNC]

Thanks Sockethead.

I planned to change out both tie rod assemblies including outer/inner and boots, today. The first tie rod puller I tried wouldn't work. I could never get it to go under the tie rod knuckle. This is the one that didn't work:
http://a.co/bGGHqpt

So, a trip to Harbor Freight, and this ball joint separator worked:
https://www.harborfreight.com/3-4-qu...tor-99849.html

After getting the outer tie rod free, it was easy peasy to replace it.

Then I went to the left side (driver) and thought I'd push that stuck piston out by pumping the brake pedal, and then work it back in, to see if I could loosen it up just enough to get by for a couple of days. That was a mistake. That piston is out, and it's never going back in. I used a dedicated piston pusher and a makeshift giant C-clamp, and that piston isn't going anywhere. So, no tie rod install for the driver side. It will have to wait.

Of course, I was working smack in the middle of my driveway, blocking all of the other cars. I finally just hung the stuck caliper with a bungie cord from the spring, put the wheel back on with the caliper hanging behind it, and used the parking brake to very slowly and carefully move the car out of the way. What a deal. It looks like the ol' ZHP will be parked until I get the remanufactured calipers in. On a positive note, I took off the caliper bracket and painted it with black caliper paint, and painted the rotor hat shoulder. That looks much better. I'll paint the remanufactured calipers black before installing them.

And absolutely on the brake flush. I'm going to do a complete flush after I get the new calipers on.

Salty