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09-24-2008, 10:55 PM
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Location: Vancouver BC
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Lower control arm ball joint question
Anyone else have a REALLY hard time pressing these ball joints out? been throwin tool's for half the day trying to get it out. Oxy acetylene tanks were empty
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09-24-2008, 11:17 PM
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Location: Seattle Washington
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Re: Lower control arm ball joint question
I ended up using a small grinder to cut the rivets on mine
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09-24-2008, 11:22 PM
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Re: Lower control arm ball joint question
the lower's are riveted?
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09-24-2008, 11:23 PM
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Re: Lower control arm ball joint question
My 62 was
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09-25-2008, 01:47 PM
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Re: Lower control arm ball joint question
Same on my 64 C10
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09-26-2008, 03:00 PM
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Location: Oklahoma
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Re: Lower control arm ball joint question
My 65 is a press in. It was stubbern at first so I got a bigger hammer. From what I've seen c10 and c20 are both press in lowers and bolt in uppers.
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09-26-2008, 09:27 PM
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Re: Lower control arm ball joint question
thanks!
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09-27-2008, 12:53 AM
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KOFFIN DRAGGER
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: st.anthony Idaho
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Re: Lower control arm ball joint question
I hit both of mine less than 5 times each with a 3lb sledge hammer and they fell out. When in doubt, get a bigger hammer. Your not going to hurt the control arm, whack the s**t out of it.
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09-27-2008, 02:10 AM
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65 - Chevy C10
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Re: Lower control arm ball joint question
true! the only thing is that our were probably never detached so its gonna take more than 5 wacks!
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09-27-2008, 10:02 AM
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KOFFIN DRAGGER
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Re: Lower control arm ball joint question
I know the upper had been changed, not sure about the lower. I supported the control arm with 2 floor jacks, 1 inside the arm towards center and 1 outside at the edge. Now when I say "5 whacks" we are talkin full swing man whacks hitting the stud part as hard as possable. I am 265lbs, I can whack something pretty hard. I also had the front clip off the truck, so I kinda cheated.
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09-27-2008, 02:32 PM
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Re: Lower control arm ball joint question
Haha, well, stupid me, dident read the instruction's on the ball joint press tool (Im a guy, i geuss its in my blood) and i was using the wrong fitting and doing it from the wrong side! both lower's are out and waiting for the new front end rebuild to come in the mail! thanks for the info everyone
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09-27-2008, 09:10 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Re: Lower control arm ball joint question
I used one of the large C-clamp deals to remove my ball joints but could not get them back in using the same tool. Had to use a press.... mite have been easier if the control arms were mounted; in case you have trouble.
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09-27-2008, 09:35 PM
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Re: Lower control arm ball joint question
On my 60 I drilled the original rivet out, ground it flat, used large hammer to punch them out. Then got a larger sledge hammer and got the job done.
 Good luck, it sucked for me. 
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