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Old 11-10-2010, 06:03 PM   #1
benoit454
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2wd getting lower ball joint loose from spindle?

How in the freakin crap did you guys get it loose, or is mine just being more of a PITA then any other? We are trying to get the one loose on dad's 84, that way we can change the lower ball joint. We took them both loose, pickle forked the top one, and tried the bottom but the pickle fork does nothing it just bottoms out againist the ball joint. We have 2 of them one narrow and one wide btween the forks, the wide one we use and try to get it to work on the lower one, worked great up top and on my 88 4wd it worked. The narow is more for tie rods and works great for them. We rented the lower balljoint press/c-clamp thing to remove it from the LCA, but can't get it out of the spindle. We've sprayed it over and over with penetrating oil, we've hammered the top of it with a nut on a few threads, we've hit the spindle around it, pickle fork, I even tried what the hayes book said,a bolt, washer, nut and socket to press it out. I end up bending the bolt, stripping the nut or something before it moves. So I'm stuck. I can't get a c-clamp or 2/3 jaw puller on it due to the spindle over top of it. So I'm just really lost, the spring is chained down and jack left under the lower control arm, that's how it's stuck for now I guess.

ANy ideas? special tool or trick?
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