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08-20-2005, 10:52 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: ashland, ky
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help with ball joints
i am in the process on lowering my 78 c10 and i am trying to get the front lower ball joint loose and i can't...
i have everything else loose and have been hitting the crap out of the side of the spindle by the ball joint for at least 30 minutes and still nothing... i also tried one of the traditional fork ball joint seperators and still nothing... does anyone have any other ideas?? could i take a torch to the spindle for a couple of minutes and maybe that help loosen it??? thanks for the help chris |
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08-20-2005, 11:26 AM
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67 is sold
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Troy, Michigan
Posts: 6,733
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take off the control arm and have it pressed out at your local auto parts store. Have them press in the new one while they're at it
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08-20-2005, 11:59 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: ashland, ky
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well i got it...whoever said you don't have to take the tie rod end loose was wrong... i took the tie rod loos and swung the spindle all the way to the bad then took the pickle fork and put it in from the front and beat it(like m jackson) and finally it popped loose... i can't believe the bfh didn't work though...
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08-20-2005, 02:40 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Williamsburg, Ohio
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Besides the machine shop or using an expanding press bolt--I have found that if you wedge the fork in tight, reverse the castilated nut and use a punch to smach the ball joint stud. I agree remove the tie rod end first. I use never-seize on the new studs to allow easier removal.
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