HELP!! Upper control arm

[markrutherford]

So today i tried to tackle my front upper control arms and im having no luck getting it off. Can someone please give me a step by step please or a diy

[lindiz]

This video should be very helpful to you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd5IcN3yjsg

"hit what it goes through"

[judonoh]

if replacing the ball joint or boot, you can use a pickle fork to seperate.

[markrutherford]

This video should be very helpful to you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd5IcN3yjsg

"hit what it goes through"

Already watched the video 100 times lol and its not going through thats the thing. Its stuck or something. i even started to break up the ball joint and still nothing!!!!

if replacing the ball joint or boot, you can use a pickle fork to seperate.

the whole thing. and i tried the fork thing

[markrutherford]

I dont know what to do next. Everyone told me it should pop right out after you hit it afew times. But nothing!!!

[C91BLX7]

Disconnect the ball joint before removing it from the frame.

[judonoh]

air hammers can help, if not then

take it out of the lower control arm, take the upper control arm off the car and then run by a shop so that they can serparate them.

[markrutherford]

Cant take it to the shop. Its my only car. But i already pretty much broke the ball joint right off but the bolt the is part of the ball joint is still there. It wont move at all. I hit it more then anything and its still not moving.

[GeoffM]

Cant take it to the shop. Its my only car. But i already pretty much broke the ball joint right off but the bolt the is part of the ball joint is still there. It wont move at all. I hit it more then anything and its still not moving.

Hit it harder

There's a tool (you'll need a car to buy it) that harbor freight sells. You stick in in where a pickle fork goes, the other half(arm) rest's on the bolt from the ball joint. Turn the bolt connected to the arm to force the ball joint bolt out. It's about $30. Great investment.

[GeoffM]

I couldn't find the harbor freight one, but here's what it looks like:
http://www.amazon.com/OTC-6297-BALL-...uct/B0015PN010

[Monza]

It should just pop out with a couple good whacks with a good hammer not a carpenters hammer



Give it a few good hits here, don't be shy. Like my foreman says " hit it like a man "

[SINGLECAMSLAM]

Step 1. Beat the piss out of it. ...
Step 2. There is no step 2.

[splitsecondcb]

try pushing the wheel down by standing and jumping on it. it'll probably slip right off.

[markrutherford]

got it off The joint was bent pretty bad...Just got back from the shop to have it alined and not so good news

Prev owner cut the front springs and ill post up the results later

[Shehzada]

My car is completely stock all around. My passenger side upper ball joint is bad and I am planning on changing the upper control arm since it comes with the ball joint installed.

I am planning on ordering a Dorman control arm. My question is whether I need an alignment if I am only replacing the control arm.

Please advise.