HELP !! URGENTLY NEED ADVICE

[Guest jsocool]

Help!! i'm in th middle of changing a ball joint on a 94 legacy, everything was going fine, except now i can't get the ball to pop out ofthe socket. the bolt is out, the steering knuckle is spread, but still no luck on getting the ball out. to make matters worse, i need the car tommorrow. pleaase reply!!

 

thanks in advance,

 

jared

[Guest Tolerance02]

I always drive a chisel in the split of the housing (knuckle?). Use a lot of penetrating oil. Putt the nut back on the joint and place a vise grip above the nut on the pin. Now you can hit with a hammer downwards to the vise grip. Once you see it moves hit the joint back in and out until it comes free.

You also can try to hit a sharp chisel between the edge of the ball joint and the housing.

 

Good luck!

 

Urban.