Help - Lower Control Arms - ball joint won't pop
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Help - Lower Control Arms - ball joint won't pop
I'm a bit stumped as to how to get the front lower control arm off. I've now gone through two ball joint separator tools, the bolt bending on both.
Image of tool -
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_quG578K7H5...h/image009.jpg
I'm not sure what else to do, do I need to take the entire rotor off and use the tuning fork shaped remover? Ugh.
Thoughts????
Image of tool -
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_quG578K7H5...h/image009.jpg
I'm not sure what else to do, do I need to take the entire rotor off and use the tuning fork shaped remover? Ugh.
Thoughts????
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First, you'll have a better chance if your able to get that tool moved to the other hole, less chance of bending the bolt. You may have to pop that tie-rod off first to get a better angle at it. If ya can't do that....
Thread the nut back on til it's about flush with the end of the ball joint bolt, smack it with a good heavy dead-blow hammer.
I'll try anything before using a pickle fork, I hate them things, but have a few of them just in case.
Thread the nut back on til it's about flush with the end of the ball joint bolt, smack it with a good heavy dead-blow hammer.
I'll try anything before using a pickle fork, I hate them things, but have a few of them just in case.
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I'm a bit stumped as to how to get the front lower control arm off. I've now gone through two ball joint separator tools, the bolt bending on both.
Image of tool -
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_quG578K7H5...h/image009.jpg
I'm not sure what else to do, do I need to take the entire rotor off and use the tuning fork shaped remover? Ugh.
Thoughts????
Image of tool -
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_quG578K7H5...h/image009.jpg
I'm not sure what else to do, do I need to take the entire rotor off and use the tuning fork shaped remover? Ugh.
Thoughts????
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX7GVWcB-bg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=LDsci-izhhc
Last edited by falconsprint; Nov 5, 2011 at 09:40 PM.
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Perhaps the time is at hand to heat and beat with a BFH. :)
Alternatively, you’re welcome to borrow my MB workshop tool. It’ll pop that sucker out in no time.
I can overnight it your way come Monday:
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Alternatively, you’re welcome to borrow my MB workshop tool. It’ll pop that sucker out in no time.
I can overnight it your way come Monday:
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flip the tool you have it on upside down. the bolt should be facing the floor and use a long breaker bar and a rachet and it will pop out. it's nearly impossibly without a breaker bar or impact tools. be prepared to hear a loud bang!
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For the control arms it was on the right way, you want the side with the single piece pushing up on the bolt. Flipping it wouldn't work.
Splinter, thanks a ton for the offer, and had this not worked out I would have loved to borrow that. Really appreciate you offering to do that for a fellow forum guy, an unknown. Thanks.
Anyway, i got medieval on it, and used a pickle fork. Both popped, pretty quickly actually. I mean that was a pretty easy job, if you can just get them to pop. Spent $320 on parts, where the dealership wanted $1200 total.
Splinter, thanks a ton for the offer, and had this not worked out I would have loved to borrow that. Really appreciate you offering to do that for a fellow forum guy, an unknown. Thanks.
Anyway, i got medieval on it, and used a pickle fork. Both popped, pretty quickly actually. I mean that was a pretty easy job, if you can just get them to pop. Spent $320 on parts, where the dealership wanted $1200 total.
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I just pulled my top joints. You need the smiting hammer. I put pressure on it (with the nut flush with the stuf) and then smacked the frame with a hammer one good blow and it immedately popped apart.
