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yep, when i took mine out i used a long bolt and a hammer to drive the joint out

Posted by: visintainer [vis] on 2008-07-23 19:50:31
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In Reply to: Replacing the arm so I shouldn't have to worry about that right? posted by HIS4 on 2008-07-23 19:29:34

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Removing lower front control arm. What kind of ball joint separator do I need? - HIS4 2008-07-23 19:19:07 (221 views)

BFH and some PB Blaster - jakecro 2008-07-24 10:33:11 (23 views)

it's tricky .. i used 2 types and job comes out EASY !!! - lemieux@curbside 2008-07-24 07:57:41 (91 views)

They aren't ball joints. They are cones held in by the bolt and by friction. - DAP@EPL 2008-07-24 06:47:52 (43 views)

I try to hit the wheel bearing housing with a hammer to get it out. - Carson@RiversideAudi 2008-07-24 06:53:03 (42 views)

I use one of these ... - hans j 2008-07-23 22:38:32 (132 views)

2nd - wagongotya 2008-07-24 06:45:27 (24 views)

2nd one is what I use - care is needed to preserve the rubber if reusing the arm... - Ram@AutoSpeed 2008-07-23 19:26:26 (36 views)

2nd. - SFexBOY 2008-07-23 19:37:58 (29 views)

Replacing the arm so I shouldn't have to worry about that right? - HIS4 2008-07-23 19:29:34 (46 views)

I rented the ball joint separator fork (#2) at a local Checkers. It worked great. - S4Dean 2008-07-23 19:53:27 (30 views)

yep, when i took mine out i used a long bolt and a hammer to drive the joint out - visintainer [vis] 2008-07-23 19:50:31 (34 views)

What could make it so dam hard in there, I have banged on it , using that #2 seprtor and it wont bud - PinkShrimp 2008-07-24 00:10:08 (31 views)

not sure, mine appeared not to have rust on them, yet on one side i had to take the whole upright - visintainer [vis] 2008-07-24 00:13:02 (28 views)

yeah the boot was getting in the way...hmm - PinkShrimp 2008-07-24 00:18:29 (27 views)

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