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Other ways to remove bottom ball joint?

Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:37 pm
by James Breadvan
What other ways can remove my bottom ball joint? Tried a splitter, tightened it hard and it didn't budge. The threaded part is now fucked as it had so much pressure applied to it and now the spiltter just slides off as soon as its wound down.

Properly fucked off with my civic, it's been just as flakey as my R5 GT turbo was years ago. It's coming close to getting a beating with 5ft put log I borrowed from work :machinegun:

Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:41 pm
by IWANT1
Have you tried hitting the part of the hub that the shaft of the ball joint is in while pressure is applied?
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If you are replacing the ball joint get hold of the two pronged type of splitter and hammer f### out of it.

Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:46 pm
by duncan
blow torch to it? (the ball joint not the car :lol:)

Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:53 pm
by RX7
Use the force !!!!

:lol: