What tool do you guys use to remove your ball joints? I see this fork kind of thing in the FLAPS stores which is like a tie rod separator that you just hammer like all hell into the ball joint and it is supposed to separate it. But I understand that these tend to tear up the rubber in the ball joint and so there are other kinds that are better. Someone once suggested to me that KD makes a tool that sort of pulls the thing apart instead of wedging itself in there. And I see that the official factory VW tool looks totally different than the FLAPS model. I see that VW's US1014 ($50) is made to press the tie rod out. I also see that VW's 3146 ($25) is made to remove and install the lower ball joints. Should I buy these VW tools or what tools do you guys use?
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