Easiest way to separate the lower control arm from the lower ball joint ever.

[batever]

I would have put this on the recent balljoint thread that bcjammerx started, except the thread is old and so...here it is on a separate thread. I thought people would like to see it.

This video on youtube shows a guy separating the lower control arm from the knuckle using only a jack, his foot, and a closed end wrench. He jacks the lower control arm up and fits the closed end of the wrench between the b.j and lower control arm.

Then he drops the control arm and removes the jack, and just kicks down on the hub assembly. Leverage against the wrench separates the control arm from the b.j. and the wrench drops to the ground. The boot of the bj is untouched as long as you are careful in setting the wrench in there and watch as you drop the jackhead away.

Check it out, it's very cool! Who knows if it really works though:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISY8bGof3bQ

[90IMPORTACCORD]

thats the easiest way i've ever seen...thnx for the vid..ima do this next time...

[mndude07]

I used this method when doing my ROH swap. It works perfectly.

[XcluziveAZN]

wow....All i use is a mallet and hammer it upward and it comes right off

[mj213]

That's weird. I've been using a pickle fork. I pop it in there and hammer on it a few times. Works great, and you won't risk fucking up your wrench.

[Shag Wagon]

DAMN I wish I had of thought of that!!!

[quickangel93]

i use a 25 pd sludge hammer. comes out like butter

[bcjammerx]

HA HA...I forgot to use the wrench...no wonder it didn't work for me...

I just use one of these...from snap-on

[batever]

i use a 25 pd sludge hammer. comes out like butter

I bet it would!

BTW, not to be a pain in the ass and it's totally up to you, but the tagline on your sig is depressing me every time I read it. At first I wasn't going to comment on it but it really does, no way around it.

[cp[mike]]

thats how i always do it. a breaker bar fits in there perfectly.

[foamypirate]

I did that twice today while removing axles, so I could pull my tranny.

[wed3k]

works if you are ont he ground.

[dapump2003]

that is only if you get lucky and the ball joint work with you...

[Grin0048]

This method worked for me after nothing else would work (it was just so awkward trying to get enough force onto the control arm with a hammer given the limited space with which to swing). I didn't even have to kick it like in the video...that weight of the knuckle and force of the spring were enough.

[deevergote]

Sweet. Doing this today