Re: Control arm removal --> ball joint won't let go

["Vee Dubb" <scirious@hotmail.com>]

you need a pickle fork!  You can rent one at almost any autozone-type place 
for free (need a deposit).  The pickle fork is a two-pronged fork, with big 
wedges for prongs.  You shove it in between the knuckle and the arm and bang 
on it until the sun goes down.  it will give you more buck for your bang 
so-to-speak than other pry-bars and hitting from most other angles.

Later;

BH


>From: "RoccoPhil" <roccophil@mindspring.com>
>Reply-To: "RoccoPhil" <roccophil@mindspring.com>
>To: "Scirocco Mailing List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: Control arm removal --> ball joint won't let go
>Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 08:13:49 -0500
>
>Take a bigass metal drift pin or wood stake and smack it down with a 
>hammer,
>alternating to each side of the strut (left and right).  You won't hurt the
>control arm.  I've had to do that to both of my Sciroccos.  From now on 
>I'll
>be applying antiseize to the balljoint stud before it's inserted into the
>control arm.  I've found that once you break the stud free from the control
>arm, it's nowhere near as hard to get free again.
>
>-Phil
>
>
>
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