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On my E38, i sprayed the ball joint bolt with wd40...let it sit for a couple of hours and then started pounding on the bolt from above with a dead blow hammer. 9 or 10 solid wacks got it to pop loose. You could also try pounding on the control arm itself to hopeful loosen up the ball joint.
My advice is not to reuse the old control arm. The ball joints also go bad and then you double your work. I tried that on my E39 and it was a mistake that I did not repeat on the E38.
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