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      01-25-2012, 10:25 PM   #8
mike-y
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Originally Posted by luckyu View Post
Mike-y, is the spindle the same thing as the steering knuckle? I was told it is made of aluminum. Mine needed to be replaced too, after my curbside excursion.
I am thinking the spindle is #2 in this pic, which is called the carrier



http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?...94&hg=31&fg=10

It's possible they consider the spindle something else. Because if you hit something hard enough to bend the carrier, you would have bent/broke other parts that connect to it.
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