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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 01:25 PM
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this isnt for my car but a s10 i had a upper ball joint snap and its rivited on, and im no where near a electrical source so i cant get a grinder to grind the rivits.

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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 01:31 PM
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A very sharp chisel, a small, 2 pound sledge hammer, and a little patience...
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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 05:04 PM
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What leadfoot4 said, and if you have a good angle on them, you might be able to get a cordless drill in there.
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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 06:13 PM
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cool thanks guys! a chisel never came to mind,but ive been running on 4hr sleep days for awhile lol
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Have Fun!!!!!...................NOT!!!
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Have Fun!!!!!...................NOT!!!

It may not be fun, but I did the job several times, with the hand held chisel, until I finally A) built myself a garage to work in; B) an air compressor; and C) an air chisel...

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+ 1 on the air chisel. Did it the old fashioned way on two of my Z-71's.
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