cant separate front upper control arm from knuckle

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Apr 14, 2003 | 10:42 AM

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cant separate front upper control arm from knuckle

is there a special to separate the front upper control arm from the knuckle? are there any technique to do that? i need your help guys. thanks.

Apr 14, 2003 | 10:51 AM

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Re: cant separate front upper control arm from knuckle (gude boi)

either go get a ball joint splitter, (it looks like a tuning fork), or take a hammer and hit the spindle by the ball joint. DO NOT HIT THE UPPER BALL JOINT BOLT!!!.

Apr 14, 2003 | 08:11 PM

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Re: cant separate front upper control arm from knuckle (hybridb18)

Um...I'm a bit cautious when it comes to this. I basically dismantled the whole suspesion assembly and had it pressed out at my uncles shop.

Apr 14, 2003 | 11:00 PM

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Re: cant separate front upper control arm from knuckle (EKFerioHawaii)

Go buy a pitman arm puller, $10, the 2 arms fit over the little tabs and then you tighten the bolt on the underside of the ball joint bolt and it pops right out. Getting it pressed at a shop is a joke. Very easy.

Apr 15, 2003 | 12:46 AM

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Re: cant separate front upper control arm from knuckle (blah13)

thanks guys, actually i tried that arm puller from pep boys and it cost me 26 bucks and didnt work. i cant keep the arm and bolt stay in one place(keep sliding the fuka). i also tried the fork separator and a hammer doing it all sunday morning. it looks like the bolt connecting the knuckle seized inside, im spraying pb blaster every morning and will try again this weekend.

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