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Old 04-03-2006, 10:43 PM
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Check this out guys, it makes popping them out a whole lot easier. if you wanna try it a can tell you the parts needed. i dont know if anybody has done this int he past

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Old 04-04-2006, 03:18 AM
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I'll see you, and I'll raise you a "been there, done that probably 10 or more years ago..."



The thing is that I still use a hammer most of the time.
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Old 04-04-2006, 05:59 AM
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haha im just 17. i thought i did pretty good.my dad had the idea and i thought it was a good one. sorry guys
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haha im just 17. i thought i did pretty good.my dad had the idea and i thought it was a good one. sorry guys
Don't be sorry... if it worked, it's a good idea. Thanks for sharing that!
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Old 04-04-2006, 04:26 PM
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Yea, I'm not sure what you're sorry about... I don't know that I ever posted pics of mine, I was just pointing out that I've been using something like it for years.
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Old 04-05-2006, 07:52 PM
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I like my pickle fork
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what you just screw it on and bash it? I like my fork as well, but I have not needed it on the camaro just the stuff is still like new.
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I like my pickle fork
they do tear the boots though.
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I use my pitman arm puller...
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I use a BFH on the majority of ball joints I do at work. If that doesn't work then I use an Air hammer with a pickle fork adapter.
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I use a pickle fork and a BFH but I've never seen something like that used. How do you use it?
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Neat idea. Kent Moore sells a similar tool for major bucks that is almost like that. It does have fine threads though. Congratulations on your ingenuity.
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Old 04-21-2006, 05:06 PM
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hey man its all pops, im not that bright.....yet
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At Ford we could not use hammers or pickle forks. Mazda makes a very nice ball joint tool that we used. OTC also makes one very similar but it doesn't work as well
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Huh, any pics? the only OTC one that I know of is the c-clamp press type deal but that is for getting them out of control arms, not for separating the joints...
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it works on most tie rods and ball joints. I like the Mazda one better though
http://www.otctools.com/newcatalog/detail.php3?id=979
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I have great luck with the 2 - BFH method, has not failed me yet.
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The BFH works good but our engineers don't like them on test parts
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i have to replace my ball joints this weekend, how do you use that tool and what all did you use?..
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