Date:         Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:47:40 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Ball Joint removal.
Comments: To: Daryl Christensen <daryl@AATRANSAXLE.COM>
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I tried that exact method. But my joint was really, I mean really
stuck :)

I don't want to belabour this point, but sometime the ball joint is
stuck in there darned tight.

alistair


On 18-Nov-10, at 12:08 PM, Daryl Christensen wrote:

Don't know if anyone has given this way yet...
Loosen the nut on the shank of the joint (ball or tie rod) so its just
holding on by 2 threads and smack the bejesus of the rounded tapered
portion
of receiver with a 2 lb Ford Wrench (Hammer)..not the stud..the part the
goes to the spindle while prying upwards on the joint itself.. Pry the
tierod up away from the spindle or the ball joint away from the
spindle..A 2
lb hammer smack will distort the hole enough and after several hits,
it will
generally come loose without hurting either the joint of the boot.
Keep the
nut on so it wont go flyin away.
Hope this makes sense as I a doing this on the fly...

Daryl of AA Transaxle