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Undone the bolts and nuts.
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Even with levering it up the ball joint will not come out.
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Any ideas? I was considering cutting it off but ill have to take the discs off, I'd rather not do it.
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Cheers
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Lauren wrote:Not sure if this is what others might recommend, but I've done a few by jacking up the disc to get tension on it, loosen the nut but don't take it off the top then whack it on the side.Generally found the joint popped out of the hub hole that way.
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Then just unbolt the ball joint from the lower arm.Didn't need a splitter that way.
SuperRedMR2 wrote:Thanks Peter, but i'm not that retarded that I need to be told what sockets I require to get the bolts and nuts off.
BIGBOBO wrote:Also make sure there's nothing fragile behind the ball joint., they tend to pop out at high speed, mine missed the glass door of our porch by half an inch.
elbon50 wrote:
Then they don't fly off![]()
BIGBOBO wrote:elbon50 wrote:
Then they don't fly off![]()
I'm a much wiser man now, with better tools.