Lower Balljoint help!

[Dads64]

OK guys, I had my lower ball joints pressed out and after getting my a-arms back it appears only the "guts" of the balljoint came out and the outer shell is still stuck in the arm.

Does anyone have any idea of how to get it out/

Thanks,
Jay

[chevy_mike]

Yeah, I had that just happen when I was replacing the lower ones on my panel. Luckily I have a my own press so after the "ball" part came out, I just placed a short piece of tubing that would fit around the left over part (the bottom of the arm) and a flat plate on the top of it (top of arm) and pressed out the rest of it. It was easy to do. You could try something similar with a vice but you're likely going to need a cheater bar to get enough leverage. A press would be easier.

[brokenspoke]

A quick trip to local hardware store a 2 pipe nipples with end caps and a BFH will remove and install ball joints....at least I do it this way

[Ryan99]

I'm new to all this stuff but this exact same thing honestly just happened to me a week ago. For me, there was a small brass(?) ring on the top of the ball joint that I had to pry off (easy) with a screwdriver

I went to the local auto parts store (O'Reilly's) and rented their ball joint press. It's free. I know Auto Zone does the same deal. The press looks like a big C clamp and comes with 3 sized rings. I put the smallest ring on top of the ball joint and the largest ring below it to make sure I could push it down through the control arm. I ratcheted it out with a cheater bar on the ground - didn't need a vice or anything to put the control arm in. If you get a press set up on there, it should come out relatively easily.

Hope this makes sense.