Hi all,
I'm unhappy to say that my N/S front bottom wishbone ball joint has defeated me. Cue various swear words.......
I've got the bush off - the bolts were rather tight
and the bush is totally shot.
I've got the hub joint off and that isn't good.
I've got a nice, new wishbone and a new bush just waiting to go on but......
I can't release the "centre" ball joint
.
So far I've tried a "fork" type separator (Laser 5496) and a good deal of heat and a great deal of hammering and vast quantities of Plusgas to no avail.
I've tried putting the whole weight of the car on the end of the ball joint and "pinging" (read belting) the sub frame with no effect.
I've tried levering on the end of a scaffold pole. Nothing gives - except me.
If I hit the end of the ball joint it's "ringing" so I'm figuring it's well and truly solid/seized/corroded in.
I'm thinking of one of those claw type spliters for "commercial" vehicles rated at about a dozen tonnes - might they be man enough? Something like this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heavy-Hydra...joint+splitter
Before I shell out on getting one has anyone nearish to Tamworth got one I could borrow?
If I bust it I'll buy you a new one
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Any other suggestions welcome.
Andy.