ridiculous problem.please help.

[dmartin1]

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.

[67chevy1series]

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.

[dmartin1]

this truck will be the death of me

[HavinSomeFun]

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

[Indyuke]

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.

[dmartin1]

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