Hi,

I am having a problem taking my axle off.

I took the hub off and everything, i was originally replacing studs but it caused more problems.

The ball join is stuck between lower control arm and the joint i need to separate them i have the Ball Joint Separator Fork. It just won't come out really frustrating any help would be great.

 

mines stuck too, im just gonna sawzall the damn thing off.

try this though it usually works, but not for me unfortunetly.

jack the suspension all the way up till the car starts to lift and stop. jam a socket wrench handle in between the joint and the arm and then let the jack down. it usually pops it right out.

 

Just grab a pickle fork and beat the living **** out of it or them. And make sure to replace them.

 

before you guys go destroy things read this link


http://www.tuner-junction.com/TJForu...val-trick.html

 

yeah thats what I told him to try.. I couldnt get mine using that method.. bought to chop the bitch off.

 

ball joint separator/pickle fork and a BFH never fails for me

 

^^ cool thread. Im going to try that lower ball joint trick next time even though I never have a problem taking it off the old method.

 

Smack the crap out of the LCA with a sledge right where it meets the balljoint. It works, I promise.

 

brilliant... i just replaced mine today because i messed up the threads while beating it out. it was time for it though. so i dont feel too bad.

 

unless you are super carefull a pickle fork is going to **** the boot anyways.
When dealing with frozen ball joints and you have been pounding on them for a hour you start to not care if you screw them up.

Oh yea, i forgot to add, be carefull not to hit the threaded part with the hammer hard. It could cause them to mushrum

 

As all my coworkers like to say "hit it like it's your woman". (I in no way support beating women, I love my girlfriend very much).

 

I beat you bcuz i love you!.....


I was having trouble too... the freakin ball joint kept moving along with the nut.... I ripped the bushing and put some vice grips on there and went ratcheting away.... to my luck the freakin ball joint broke off... It was a relief...

any pics of ur problem?

 

thats the first time i have actually LOL'd in a tech section. you guys might wanna leave the castle nut threaded on the ball joint if you are hammering on it, unless you like changing those little ****ers out...not fun

 

 

Wack the hell out of it with a nice sized hammer.

Hammer FTW

 

I had the same problem and did all that but the only way that worked was to stick a cone shapped piece of steel so it wont damage the rubber boot.. the cone shapped makes the balljoint seperate automatically the further you go with it.. i know its not very clear but it works for me ! you just take a hammer and hit the backside of the steel cone so it pop right off..it works the same way that the picke fork but it does not damage the boot

 

I know this is super late. Use your jack. Prop the car up in jack stands, then place the fork on the ball joint to separate. Make sure it’s angled so when you pull up on it there is no play/wiggle room. Then, place jack underneath the fork and raise it slowly. I promise it will pop right out.

 

Instead of beating it and damaging things...just use the right tool and get ball joint separator. Pop that guy out in no time.

 

 

I had to cut Lower Ball Joint between LCA and where Ball joint go to Kuckle. Then Use Ball Joint press to remove rest of the ball joint from LCA.

FYI: I did try hammer method for good 2 hrs, it work most of the time but not with this car from up north.

Thanks