the lower ball joint on my 91 civic hatch broke off today ... i have a ball joint separator and tried a sledge to get the remaining bolt out but it wont budge..

iv taken the lower control arm off so instead of hitting it from the ground up.. i can get a good whack at it but nothing its STUCK

i took the knuckle completely out and pressed in the new ball joint ..
but in the lower control arm the stud is still in there any ideas on how to get it out?


the axel was blown at the same time .. so had to replace that aswell

 

was the ball joint too tight?

 

to be honest i would just source out another control arm, with ball joints and the control arm, they are tapered to create a "mechanical weld" almost, you will spend forever tryin 2 get it out imo. first thing is first. NEW BALL JOINT

 

got a new ball joint already installed in the knuckle ... it broke while driving ... at a like 5 km/h
cant afford a new control arm ATM but need the car fixed asap

 

you might get better results posting in the appropriate forums since this section is intended for 88-91 civic/crx only...!!!

 

i just realized it .sorry have a 91 civic aswell so im always in this section ... but a ball joint and control arm is the same concept on the ed and ek ... want me to change the car of it to a 1991 ..i just need help so no need to be rude

 

well you could try to eat up the control arm and punch the ball joint out, but it will screw up the geometry of the control arm, and then possibly not be able to get a new ball joint to fit securely, just try to punch it out man.

 

***HEAT up the control arm, lol not eat

 

lol i was thinking if i can cherry the taperd stud then quickly cool it shouldent it punch out alot easier?

 

i dont think there was anything rude about my comment below...whats funny though is that you also posted a similar thread (copy and pasted to me) about this problem in the 92-00 civic forums with the same pics asking the same question...could it be that you are confused about what car you are even trying to find the information for or just spamming just to get a solution
https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-civic-del-sol-1992-2000-1/help-lower-ball-joint-snaped-%2Apics%2A-2703954/

 

drill it out.

 

I think heat and hydro press.
but it might screw up the LCA.

 

it would be alot easier if you get another LCA from the junkyard

 

$5 u pull it yard fix

 

seriously, ive been in this exact same position before. just drill it out, start small and use a progressively bigger bit. once you hollow it out enough, it will lose its strength and tension and just fall out.

dont use heat. it ruins the coating. will rust out.

 

i had that hapen i think on a freinds car

we heats it and got the 15 pound sludge hammer
sprayed wd on it and heated it even more

the went to the hammering came out luckily

 

drill it out since you have the arm off.