tools of choice in descending order of being easy and also expense

MB separator
2 legged puller
bolt loaded clothes pin type breaker
pickle fork - will ruin rubber boots
3 or 4 lb hammer and room to swing.

on the forum the last 1 is used by 99% of people

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)