Front left lower suspension track control arm

david2000 · 28th April 2024, 16:23

hi to all
the bush on the front suspension arm needs to be changed
now i have managed to tale the 2 bolts off the bush and with some hassle got the hub ball joint free the way i did it was i had a thin chisel and knocked it into the clamp and this then opened the clamp up and the ball joint just fell out but i am having trouble with the tapered ball joint i have hit it and hit it and it still wont come loose now my best mate did the drivers side for me a couple of years ago but sadly he is no longer with us what he did was he had a scissors jack and a trolly jack placed the trolly jack under neath the ball joint with the scissors jack on top then jacked up until the scissors jack went over the thread of the ball joint but the scissors jack must be at the same angle as the ball joint this the applied pressure forcing the ball joint upwards then hit the subframe with a heavy hammer a couple of blows and it came loose i am going to try this tomorrow but does any one else have any suggestions
david

Lee T · 28th April 2024, 16:46

Have a read of this.
https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...d.php?t=270808
A fun job tackled many times

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Lee.

SD1too · 28th April 2024, 17:52

Hi Laurence,

Not being a fan of heavy hammer blows, here's how I did it, taken from the thread to which Lee has linked.

Simon

david2000 · 28th April 2024, 17:53

thank you for the info

david2000 · 28th April 2024, 19:21

thank you for the info i have googled the puller and it is no longer available

SD1too · 28th April 2024, 19:28

Try this David.

Available from this supplier from whom I have bought recently.

I had inserted a space in the original part number which caused a hiccup, sorry!

Simon

trikey · 28th April 2024, 19:57

A big hammer and get the car high enough to allow for a good swing with said hammer.

I've done in excess of 50 of these and the hammer is the best way.

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Popcorn · 28th April 2024, 22:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by trikey

A big hammer and get the car high enough to allow for a good swing with said hammer.

What he said,I had the jack under the tapered pin with the nut flush with the end of the thread, with the weight of the car two good thumps and it was free

dave lincs · 29th April 2024, 05:58

No need to buy expensive tools as Trikey says big hammer will do it every time

david2000 · 29th April 2024, 12:09

hi to all
tried to get the ball joint loose this morning spent from 9.30 to 12.30 and no joy hit it with a heavy hammer no joy any other tips i have had a idea heat the ball joint up to expand the subframe with the weight of the car on a trolly jack under the ball joint

28th April 2024, 16:23	#1
david2000 Loves to post Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ammanford Posts: 493 Thanks: 248 Thanked 29 Times in 24 Posts	Front left lower suspension track control arm hi to all the bush on the front suspension arm needs to be changed now i have managed to tale the 2 bolts off the bush and with some hassle got the hub ball joint free the way i did it was i had a thin chisel and knocked it into the clamp and this then opened the clamp up and the ball joint just fell out but i am having trouble with the tapered ball joint i have hit it and hit it and it still wont come loose now my best mate did the drivers side for me a couple of years ago but sadly he is no longer with us what he did was he had a scissors jack and a trolly jack placed the trolly jack under neath the ball joint with the scissors jack on top then jacked up until the scissors jack went over the thread of the ball joint but the scissors jack must be at the same angle as the ball joint this the applied pressure forcing the ball joint upwards then hit the subframe with a heavy hammer a couple of blows and it came loose i am going to try this tomorrow but does any one else have any suggestions david

28th April 2024, 16:46	#2
Lee T Gets stuck in MG ZT Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Liverpool Posts: 869 Thanks: 180 Thanked 248 Times in 189 Posts	Have a read of this. https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...d.php?t=270808 A fun job tackled many times . Lee. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

28th April 2024, 17:52	#3
SD1too Doesn't do things by halves Rover 75 2.5 Connoisseur Auto (1999) Dealer launch model. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Former Middlesex Posts: 20,450 Thanks: 1,587 Thanked 3,749 Times in 3,181 Posts	Hi Laurence, Not being a fan of heavy hammer blows, here's how I did it, taken from the thread to which Lee has linked. Simon __________________ "Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble." Sir Henry Royce.

28th April 2024, 19:28	#6
SD1too Doesn't do things by halves Rover 75 2.5 Connoisseur Auto (1999) Dealer launch model. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Former Middlesex Posts: 20,450 Thanks: 1,587 Thanked 3,749 Times in 3,181 Posts	Try this David. Available from this supplier from whom I have bought recently. I had inserted a space in the original part number which caused a hiccup, sorry! Simon __________________ "Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble." Sir Henry Royce. Last edited by SD1too; 28th April 2024 at 19:31..

28th April 2024, 19:57	#7
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,802 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	A big hammer and get the car high enough to allow for a good swing with said hammer. I've done in excess of 50 of these and the hammer is the best way. Sent from my SM-G780G using Tapatalk __________________ Lest we forget..

28th April 2024, 17:53	#4
david2000 Loves to post Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ammanford Posts: 493 Thanks: 248 Thanked 29 Times in 24 Posts	thank you for the info

28th April 2024, 19:21	#5
david2000 Loves to post Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ammanford Posts: 493 Thanks: 248 Thanked 29 Times in 24 Posts	thank you for the info i have googled the puller and it is no longer available

29th April 2024, 05:58	#9
dave lincs Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Louth Posts: 1,430 Thanks: 380 Thanked 986 Times in 476 Posts	No need to buy expensive tools as Trikey says big hammer will do it every time

29th April 2024, 12:09	#10
david2000 Loves to post Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ammanford Posts: 493 Thanks: 248 Thanked 29 Times in 24 Posts	hi to all tried to get the ball joint loose this morning spent from 9.30 to 12.30 and no joy hit it with a heavy hammer no joy any other tips i have had a idea heat the ball joint up to expand the subframe with the weight of the car on a trolly jack under the ball joint