Tricks to seperate ball joint?
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Tricks to seperate ball joint?
I'm in the middle of the shock install I started last night, and of course I can't get the ball joint on the spindle and upper A-arm to seperate. Does anyone have any good methods for doing this? I saw the pickel fork method on JMX's install page, wondering if there was anything else (otherwise I'll have to go out and find a place that sells them).
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I left my forks and hammers in the toolbox for my front shock install.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes/116793-f-bod-front-spring-shock-how.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes/116793-f-bod-front-spring-shock-how.html
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Originally Posted by trackbird
Sure.
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Originally Posted by trackbird
Sure.
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Originally Posted by kevinb
Seriously. All you have to do is unbolt the upper shock tower bolts and the lower two on the shock, flex the lower a-arm down a little and the upper bolts will pull away from the top, then you can rotate the upper a-arm to the rear and slide the shock assembly out between the lower a-arm and brake line. Easy as cake, don't make it harder than it is. Goes in just as easy.
Sorry, I misread you post to say "Can I do mine without removing the balljoints". I was saying "sure". Because that is the way I do them. I wasn't doubting you, the post glitch77 listed is how I told him to do it (the same as you).
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no, pickle fork is the piece w/ two prongs that you wedge in between the two pieces and wedge the two apart. a pitman arm puller is more like a pulley puller type piece. It's got two arms that lock onto the piece w/o the balljoint in it, and a bolt that pushes against the end of the balljoints stud to pull the one piece off the other.