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05-28-2005, 06:01 PM
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| Senior Member |  hello, I taking my motor out. I have everything done except the drive axles. So i need help with that. I took the hub nut off. I took out the control fork. I took the nut off of the steering knuckle that is holding the lower control arm on but the lower control arm will not pull out. any advice or suggestions. Leon |
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05-28-2005, 06:09 PM
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| B happy  Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Location: Location: Location: Age: 38
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Rep Power: 187      | Can you post a pic? Once you remove the shock fork, and the lower ball joint, you should be able to swing the knuckle out and pull the axle out of the hub. |
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05-28-2005, 07:24 PM
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| Senior Member | sounds like you cant get the lower ball joint, get a "pickle fork" or just hammer on the thing, if you have a torch, heat around the lower ball joint, be careful not to burn the dust boot, it takes finesse. lol. but at the least ive gotten away with using a propane torch to heat it, but it takes a while. HEAT = metal expansion, which equals less hammering when you are laying on your back!  |
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05-28-2005, 07:45 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: buck teeth and government checks, PA
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Rep Power: 51 | If it is the lower ball joint, thread on a nut a little ways and hammer up on it. It also helps to hammer around the ball joint on the LCA to break it loose if it's seized up. MAKE SURE you thread that nut on so the threads on the ball joint are not exposed other wise you will end up buying a new one. A pickle fork might also help but it didn't do shit for me even with my snap-on air hammer. Have you atleast got the cotter pin out? |
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05-29-2005, 02:19 AM
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| B happy Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Location: Location: Location: Age: 38
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Rep Power: 187 | I usually was a ball joint remover, but for some reason last time, it just wouldn't work, but the hammer to the LCA knocked it out in one shot, weird eh. |
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05-29-2005, 12:11 PM
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| Senior Member | WAIT WAIT WAIT DONT TAKE THE BALL JOINT APART. GONNA END UP PAYIN MORE MONEY TO REPLACE. THERES A ESEIR WAY. I Can take my axles out in therty minutes without haveing to take all these parts of and haveing to pay for new parts. first step: disconnect battery and take out of engine bay second step:jack car up on jack stands safely and take the wheels off third step: take the forks that attach to the spring wich you have already dun fourth step: take the top control arm out but dont separate the ball joints take the bolts that are in the side of the tower that hold the control arm in there 14mm fith step: take the brackt that holds the bracke line to the spindal off 12 mm here sixth step: pull the unit out as far as it will go seventh step: hit the axle with a hammer from the end where you took of the axle nut to get it to pop out of the hub. trust me it will pop out the from there if its still in the trans use a pry bar or screw driver and pry it out if the trans side then your don replacement is the same as removal. please dont tell this guy to damage his car and pay more to replace the parts when there is esier ways to do this. ya boy steveo |
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05-29-2005, 02:54 PM
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| B happy Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Location: Location: Location: Age: 38
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06-03-2005, 10:22 AM
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| RETIRED  | naw dude... just bang the lower lca right by the castle nut. hell, the lca has a 'flat spot' on the back of it thats designed to be struck by a hammer. 2 or 3 good solid wacks will free it up. pull up and out, and its good |
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06-03-2005, 11:23 AM
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| TTIWWOP  Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: 845 Area, NY Age: 30
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Rep Power: 515   | Quote:
why would you remove the whole upper assembly when you can just pop the ball joint out of the LCA? and i can vouch for the hammer to the LCA, even a small ball peen will do it it will help if you have a helping hand to just pull up on the knuckle or lug studs... then when you hammer on the LCA it will come right out for you... wtf are you talking about taking ball joints apart for??? popping the ball joint from the LCA is 10x faster than removing the upper assembly... honda>you
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06-03-2005, 03:14 PM
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| B happy Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Location: Location: Location: Age: 38
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06-04-2005, 06:40 AM
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| Senior Member | Not gonna argue anymore with you on this one. For me I found this to be the esier way. But its up to you how you wanna do it. My way involes less hassle then you think and less tools to. Wish I could take pics but the cam wont work. Well youll figure it out eventually. ya boy steveo |
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