Hemix

I'm going to start by saying sorry that I didn't very much, I have to go to work and need replies ASAP.

I was changing out my front LCAs and was using a puller to pop out the bolt below the knuckle (the ball joint one with the cauter pin). I started turning the bolt on the puller and heard a pop. I looked at the bolt thinking that I had popped it out but found out that the puller actually broke the bolt and the side of it was now missing. So I need to replace the ball joint on the bottom of the knuckle.

Is this hard? Does anyone know of any good guides on how to do this? Any other advice?

Thank you in advance.

BlueIntegraBoy

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You can spend a lot of time trying to pound it out and pound it in. OR unbolt the whole knuckle and have the balljoint pressed in at a machine shop. I was charged $12 per balljoint.

MasterKwan

Yeah, it's a serious bitch even with a ball joint installer tool.

gezzuzz

can you take the knuckle complete out? if you can get to this point its not hard

EG2Driver

find a socket the same size as the ball joing and start pounding the **** out of it once u have the knuckle off

gezzuzz

i just hit it with a hammer.. some ball joints have c clips on them..

EG2Driver

dont hit the threaded part...u'll never get it out that way. Use a socket the size of the ball joint after cutting the threaded part.

And yea, take off the C-clip, but there might not be one, like in my case.

gezzuzz

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i normal get them out in 3 or 4 hits? just need a maul but i do it will a normal hammer too.

stealth50k

If its wedged in there use a torch and heat up the metal to expand it and hit it out.