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s1ngletracker · 03-21-2010

I got one ball joint free... and it wasn't easy. I started trying to hit it with a hammer... but I didn't know where to hit and I dont have a brass hammer to go easy on the suspension pieces. I also didn't feel this would do much for an extremely old, stuck joint.

So I went back to my original plan, except I torched it for about 10 minutes first. I had the ball joint tool all the way tightened down, no dice. As I was beginning loosening it, THEN the ball joint violently popped apart. I was ecstatic. Haven't tried the other side yet, but i'm hoping it works out about the same. We'll see!

03-21-2010	#18
s1ngletracker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The land of the next-gen HMMWV Drives: A BMW Posts: 1,875	Re: Tool to disconnect ball joints? I got one ball joint free... and it wasn't easy. I started trying to hit it with a hammer... but I didn't know where to hit and I dont have a brass hammer to go easy on the suspension pieces. I also didn't feel this would do much for an extremely old, stuck joint. So I went back to my original plan, except I torched it for about 10 minutes first. I had the ball joint tool all the way tightened down, no dice. As I was beginning loosening it, THEN the ball joint violently popped apart. I was ecstatic. Haven't tried the other side yet, but i'm hoping it works out about the same. We'll see! __________________ Style's automotive engineer Sponsored by DB Performance (dbptuning.com) A dsm, a bimmer, a DORGE CUMMINZ, and a non running DSM race car... for now.