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Old 07-05-2011, 04:00 AM   #1
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ridiculous problem.please help.

Yup.the lower spindle ball joint.
on drivers side.

the upper popped right out with a gentle smack of the hammer.

i beat the $HIT out of the bottom with no success.

so i got a balljoint splitter fork,ill just get a new ball joint(i have a 40 ton press)

except ive beat the splitter in hard as possible with no luck,hasnt budged.

with the fork in i hit the spindle.no luck
now the fork is stuck in there.

what in the hell do i do now? i cant fit a big sledge hammer in there,no clearence to swing.
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Old 07-05-2011, 04:19 AM   #2
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Re: ridiculous problem.please help.

well your only bet is to hit it any direction to get things to vibrate and then free up or get the fork out and retry.
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Old 07-05-2011, 04:58 AM   #3
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Re: ridiculous problem.please help.

this truck will be the death of me
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Old 07-05-2011, 07:31 AM   #4
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Re: ridiculous problem.please help.

I suffered the same issue not long ago. Then HartRod told me about a tool they use for this, so I ordered one and it sure made all the difference in the World. KENT MOORE J-23742 BALL JOINT SEPERATOR
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Old 07-05-2011, 01:48 PM   #5
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Re: ridiculous problem.please help.

Use a blowtorch and heat up the balljoint after putting some cutting oil on it or something. You'll start to hear a tick, tick, tick after 45 secs or so. That's how you know it's finally broken loose. Wait for it to cool a bit, then smack it. It worked really well for my 41 year old balljoints.
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Old 07-05-2011, 03:06 PM   #6
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Re: ridiculous problem.please help.

thanks guys, ill try heatin up the joint with my small propane torch and wd-40 it and see what happens.if not,ill have to splurge and get the tool haha.

i appreciate the help
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