Re: Breaking loose Ball Joints

[Lester Stockhorst <llstockhorst@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

With tension still applied strike the spindle sharply with a hammer.  the ball joint should separate from it.

Lester

*********** REPLY SEPARATOR  ***********

On 4/4/2009 at 9:12 AM Bill wrote:

>Anyone have any little tricks for getting ball joint shafts to pop out
>of the spindle or lower control arm? I was working until midnight last
>night to no avail. I soaked the hell out of them, used pickle forks,
>beat on the control arm and spindle to jar it loose, and beat on the
>ball joint stud w/ a brass drift...nothing! Is there some sort of a
>puller I could buy because nothing is budging right now!!
>
>--
>Bill M
>65 Coronet 500 'vert http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mmo62008.html
>73 Dart Sport, 00 Cherokee Sport, 01 Dakota SLT,
>21 Model T, 92 Accord, 06 Mazda #


----
Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person.  I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic.  Thanks!

'62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.