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Originally Posted by jimmythekid1
if that the hammer you are using I can see why it took a few hours. a few smacks on the knuckle with good sized hammer and the taper should vibrate right loose. I can give you some tips on changing that ball joint with no press or other special tools if you need it. |
My dad left the BFH at work, but we were trying every way known to knock it out of the lower joint, including going full force on the spindle. Even with the jack under the brake to load some pressure onto the ball joint it held. It was just 40 years stuck. He was gettin mad knowing that normally it does only take a few whacks with a hammer. But the **** thing just wouldn't go until we let a large squirt of GM penetrating lube do it's work for the 4th time.
PM me the tips. I'm sure my dad is probably on the same mind train as you. But were doing the joints the the garage anyways, can't drive it up to the dealership just yet and work on it with the ultimate set of tools.
One of these days this week I'm heading to his work and sandblasting and painting the steel wheels black as well
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