Help! I am new to the forum, and I am in process of swapping the engine from an 88 civic lx into an 89 civic dx. I can't get the lower arm separated from the ball joint. I have a puller, and I can't seem to budge it at all on either car. I have cranked on the socket attached to the puller until it just won't move, or the puller comes off. I have taken these off before on the '88 when I replaced the clutch a few years ago. What am I doing wrong? Any tips out there? Thanks
Problem removing ball joint
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repeatedly.
or you can get a seperator. or do what i do, and take a wood splitting wedge, wedge it between the knuckle and the LCA, and hammer away at the wedge til it pops the ball joint out. (need a big hammer)
hondafreak513
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And then go buy a new ball joint while your at it, This is the worst way to seperate a ball joint... I use the hammer method while some one is lifting up on the hub...
josh_crewdson@y
New Member
take the nut off the bj and put it on upside down to protect the threads and the top of the castle nut, then with the shock and spring still on use a jack and jack the nut on the bj up till the car barely lifts off the jack stand, then hit that nub on the side of the lca. itll pop right out every time, and it doesnt f your bj boot up.
Thanks for all the advice. I am still trying to get the lca off. Several of you mentioned the nub to hit to help free up the lca. I am enclosing a picture of the lca on my car. Is the spot to hit the nub that is right above the castle nut in the bottom of the picture, or is it somewhere else? Thanks
