Lower ball joint to Hub - Help!

Eric_m · 16th April 2013, 21:59

Hi, just had the same problem on my newly aquired 75. Pinch bolt removed ( took some persuasion) and pushed the ball joint shaft down with a ball joint splitter. I got it to exactly the same point as you, with the groove for the pinch bolt showing. I had the cut off head of an m10 cap head to go in the hole, but the ball joint splitter just would not move it any further. In the end I hit the hub carrier around the pinch bolt area with a hammer a few times, mainly out of frustration, and the shaft popped back up a bit. Refitted the splitter and the joint pressed out easily. I. guess the groove edge started to dig in, and the shocks released it

16th April 2013, 21:59	#11
Eric_m Regular poster Rover 75 Club 1.8T Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Countesthorpe Leicester Posts: 80 Thanks: 10 Thanked 42 Times in 20 Posts	Hi, just had the same problem on my newly aquired 75. Pinch bolt removed ( took some persuasion) and pushed the ball joint shaft down with a ball joint splitter. I got it to exactly the same point as you, with the groove for the pinch bolt showing. I had the cut off head of an m10 cap head to go in the hole, but the ball joint splitter just would not move it any further. In the end I hit the hub carrier around the pinch bolt area with a hammer a few times, mainly out of frustration, and the shaft popped back up a bit. Refitted the splitter and the joint pressed out easily. I. guess the groove edge started to dig in, and the shocks released it