Separating Ball Joints
Mar 23, 2006 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by budhayes3
Try a BFH as mentioned first, and if it's really siezed, a carefully placed pickle fork will do the trick. I have a pickle fork attachment for my air chisel that works great. As far as hitting one hammer against another, I'd highly recommend against that. I used to use a similar method (with 2 hammers) to hammer hubs out of wheel bearings on Toyota's (the one hammer fit the hub perfectly). Well, I learned a long time ago that hitting two metals together of the same tensile will cause one to chip or shatter, but still used the 2 hammer method anyway. Long story short, one day I whacked the hammer, and one of them chipped about the size of a pea and shot into my left forearm like a slug from a .22. I needed surgery to have the chip removed, and ended up with a nice scar that is now hidden by a cool skull pirate tattoo. The doc said I was extrememly lucky the way the metal went in....it went deep and far, but didn't hit any nerves and didn't permanently damage any muscle.
Oh yea, and I totally agree with the safety goggles...I never used to use them either until the shot in the arm...but I learned a big lesson that day.
Oh yea, and I totally agree with the safety goggles...I never used to use them either until the shot in the arm...but I learned a big lesson that day.
WOW, you where lucky, I forgot to mintion, I use one metal hamer (Holding) and the other one I'm swinging is a dead blow. Did miss spell anything in this post?? lol
Mar 24, 2006 | 07:45 AM
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Good advice guys. I think that the wife would frown on pirate tatoos, so I'll get a dead blow hammer to go with the sledge. I'll see if I can scare up a pickle fork attachment for my air chisel too.
I'm hoping that since my truck is less than a year old that things won't be too siezed up, but you never know how they went together at the factory.
I'm hoping that since my truck is less than a year old that things won't be too siezed up, but you never know how they went together at the factory.
Mar 24, 2006 | 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Wilde Racing
WOW, you where lucky, I forgot to mintion, I use one metal hamer (Holding) and the other one I'm swinging is a dead blow. Did miss spell anything in this post?? lol
Mar 24, 2006 | 05:09 PM
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this type ball joint remover won't fit on the ball joint? You can rent or get a loaner tool at autozone or one of the other auto parts stores. Much better option than the BFH approach if it works.
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...1&storeId=6970
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...1&storeId=6970
Mar 27, 2006 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by torx
this type ball joint remover won't fit on the ball joint? You can rent or get a loaner tool at autozone or one of the other auto parts stores. Much better option than the BFH approach if it works.
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...1&storeId=6970
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...1&storeId=6970
Mar 27, 2006 | 03:26 PM
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The prefered method at our shop is to beat on the knuckle as shown in the pictures with a single BFH. Anywhere on the knuckle is fine. We have done hundreds of ball joints and have never damaged a spindle using this approach. The ball joint fork is rarely used. I have done this to my 2001 and would recommened it any day.
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