Ball Joint Trouble

[Bcozzi71]

Today i was trying to do my ball joint when i realized that the nut on the ball joint was messed up. So i tried everyway to get it off finally I just cut it off.
Now I cant separate the spindle from the ball joint. any idea how i can do this. Pittman puller isnt workin?

[GearBangnAccord]

Did mine the other day had to go buy a bigger HAMMER (2.5lbs) and bang bang bang away (WD40 helps).
Also make sure the upper control arm is still attached tie rod shud be out and tied away.
I can also see u tried drilling just bang it hard ull see it pop right out

[C91BLX7]

jack it up, stick a socket in between. lower it and kick it.

[Bcozzi71]

jack it up, stick a socket in between. lower it and kick it.

please explain

[C91BLX7]

this guy used a wrench but same difference.

[Bcozzi71]

this guy used a wrench but same difference.

aight that didnt work.. Stood on the wrench and hoped just stayed in place. I weight 225 lbs to??

[Charrdcb7]

shave the rest of that down and make it flush. then either retry that socket technique or take a bfh (big fucking hammer) or your handy pbt (precision bashing tool) and pound the shit out of that thing

[94Si]

Bcozzi71
are you sure you do it right
put car on jack stand
get your jack at LCA then put a wrench in the gap low the jack
bj should pop out at this point

[Bcozzi71]

Bcozzi71
are you sure you do it right
put car on jack stand
get your jack at LCA then put a wrench in the gap low the jack
bj should pop out at this point

i thought i did maybe i didnt put teh wrench in the right place.

[bruno8747]

The shank is probably bent. Take out the entire assembly and work on it off the car.

[sunburn]

Did you try a picklefork?

[js593]

Did you try a picklefork?

If the wrench trick didnt do it, that probably wont either.

Take a long bar, wedge it between the subframe somewhere, and somehow life the upper control arm (with the knuckle i suppose), hammer away on the knuckle. this is how i always did it.

The other thing you can try, it taking a fine point chissel, put it in the groove you made there in the stud, and hammer away on the chissel (if its that far in the air already)

[Night Wolf]

rent an air hammer! thats how I got mines out. a regular hammer will just bend the metal. an air hammer quickly jack hammers the metal making the ball joint vibrate out.

[bobbycos]

Did you try a picklefork?

and a BFH

that's how mine came out

[JaK FRoSTWhiTE]

Big f*ckin hammer.