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| BlownNc |
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Age: 41 Posts: 451 Joined: 5th Nov 2004 Ride: 5lt Turbo NC, TE V6 Gemini Location: Castlemaine |
Anyone got any secrets on how to separate balljoints from their tapers? I'm trying to separate the upper fromt balljoint in the NC and for the life of me cant get it... got the bottom one by a bit of tapping?
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THAY NEED TO BE PRESSED IN AND OUT
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| phongus |
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{USERNAME} wrote: THAY NEED TO BE PRESSED IN AND OUT
calm down...no need for caps lock. i would try and help u but i wouldnt have a clue.......i actually wouldnt mine knowing since i might replace mine =D phong =P~
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| opto |
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Have you tried a balljoint fork ?
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| voids |
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some times heat from a oxy torch can be your friend but only if practical.
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| JOSE |
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rubber mallet, and hit it from the side till it falls out
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| dsheps83 |
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yeah i did the ball joint in my oher car cant be to much different used a big hammer and force
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| Interceptor |
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violence, and lots of it!
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| Bert |
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use a lump hammer and repeatedly hit the knuckle part around the taper. put the nut back on loosely first just incase you miss and damage the thread and can't split the joint.
pickle forks are best for mangling ball joint boots. |
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| MadMatt |
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Bert is right. Hit the side of the part that the pin goes into. leave the nut a few threds on and apply pressure (with a long bar) downwards while hitting with a club hammer.
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| Neal-50 |
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people need to be careful with the advise they give. Never heat steering or suspension parts with an oxy!!!!!!! rubber mallet or club hammer is they to go. A bit of wd40 left to soak may also help.
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| bluecube |
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seperating the upper ball joint is rather easy. the best way is to wedge a crowbar between the steering knuckle thingy and the the bracket thing which the joint bolts into. its hard to explain but you just need to use leverage. It sounds difficult but its actually rather easy. Crowbar is definetly the way to go! I just did it to my EB and using a crowbar it was a piece of piss. Ball joint forks are useless unless you want to be hitting it all day and dont mind replacing the rubber boot and possibly damaging the joint. if you need any extra clarification or help - post a pic of the joint area and i should be able to tell u where to shove the crowbar.
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| bluecube |
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ALSO: if you are actually going to replace the joints they need to be pressed in and out. best to take the steering knuckle to pedders and have them do it.
its actually amazing how many falcons have stuffed lower balljoints. i reckon most ppl on here with an EF or earlier are likely to have ripped lower ball joint boots (which in turn - stuffs the joint).
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| smoke_ |
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when i did ball joints on my ef's, i went to press it out when i did them the first time, and my press wouldn't do it.
i ended up taking it to fulcrum and they did it for me for 70 bucks (and pressed my new ones in for me too). the second time i rang fulcrum up and it turns out they do an exchange stub axle setup for $145.
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| danbode |
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Age: 37 Posts: 708 Joined: 19th Jul 2005 Ride: 08 BF MK11 Fairmont Ghia Location: Manly west |
hit the C*** i had to crack mine when i put the springs in my car last weekend, if ya hit it hard in the right spot they will crack 1st hit and bobs ur uncle ur away
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