Stubborn Ball joint seperation

[racingrepairs]

I am having a hell of a job separating the ball joints from the lower arms on my newly acquired uk na rev3.

Iirc i used to smack the lower arm with a lump hammer until the little beggars separated. Unfortunately after adopting my technique i have met my old pall Failure

Any suggestions please before i throw a hand grenade in the car?

[rev3turbo]

using 2 hammers, one either side can work

Or a ball joing seperator, I prefer the type that screws down applying pressure, then a hit with a hammer

then theres the lever type ball joint splitter, but I dont like these as they tend to damage the rubber boots

[Slarty]

Use something along the lines of this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SYKES-PICKAVA ... 0659129618

[racingrepairs]

Hum, tried all except the middle one... Looks like I may be purchasing a new tool tomorrow

[Slarty]

Oh, when using the one I've suggested, screw the bolt down until it's REALLY tight, and then tap the top "finger" with a hammer. The load plus the small shock will cause the joint to pop free and save you from damaged knuckles if you try to split the joint just by tightening the bolt.

[racingrepairs]

In all honesty I tried a 2 leg puller in conjunction with my breaker bar bit it broke

[racingrepairs]

Ball joint fork was useless and yes, destroyed the dust cap..

[racingrepairs]

Use something along the lines of this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SYKES-PICKAVA ... 0659129618

just found that my local Machine Mart sell these for £8



oooo new toys


Thank you

[b16hbg]

Try levering down on the arm with a long bar/screwdriver and then hit the bottom of the hub where pin of the ball joint sits. Should eventually crack.

[shinny]

I've had alot of trouble replacing ball joints on my rev3 turbo... both times I ended up removing the lower arm from the car, heating the end with a blow torch repeatedly and smacking the joint out with a lump hammer!

[racingrepairs]

Rum, yes maybe stubborn was the incorrect definition

[Slarty]

That's why the machine mart one was £8 and the SP one was £25

[racingrepairs]

It was forged... Did it in the end with one they replaced it with

Was a stubborn one Thow!

[Slarty]

Well I guess that's the main thing.

My SP one is a beast, had it for about 18 years or so now and it's not even so much as blinked at any ball joint I've used it on. Only minor issue was that I had to grind the jaws open slightly to accomodate bigger joints but that hasn't even weakend it!

[4ndee]

Use something along the lines of this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SYKES-PICKAVA ... 0659129618

These are AMAZING for mr2 ball joints

[John145]

I had this issue, soaking with WD40 and Halfords releasing agent several times, allowing to soak for several hours and repeating then popped straight out with a splitter. I spent several hours previously trying to get the b'stard out!

[stuMR2lee]

That's exactly what I did with a cheap Machine Mart separator.

Got a Franklin one in the end. What a difference:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Franklin-Ball ... 20d2501514

[bobhatton]

It was forged... Did it in the end with one they replaced it with

Was a stubborn one Thow!

Yes but forged in China

[SySanguinary]

Fire. I always resort to fire.