poping the ball joints out tips please

lol
cant you just have away with it in your lunch box thats what i do when i "borrow things "from work )

 

its ok
i am only swapping the rubbers and re grease ing
i ve got the top one out just got to get the bottom one to pop out
and then same on the other side
nice to know where theres a 250kN test rig bet it can do wheel bearings aswell ?

 

Lowie did you tap the spindle to pop the top one out?

That worked on mine but the bottom one wouldent shift without a balljoint splitter

When you come to split the bottom one fasten the top one back up loosely it helps

 

The camber collar collar can be a pain to remove

If you not replacing the balljoints then id warm the boot up in some very hot water to make it more pliable and try and slip it over the top of the camber collar

If theres a fair bit of play in your balljoints then they will need replacing and the camber collars will need removing

 

Splitters - You need a whacking great big one for ball joints - probably not something you can "nip out and buy" easily. So you know what you're looking for, here's a pic of a "normal" one for track rod ends and the like, together with one suitable for ball joints.

 

When i did mine i couldent afford one of the large ones like zed has shown

I used a pickle fork splitter a large hammer and some perceverance

 

thats one side all done just got to turn him round move a few bit about in the garage and do the other side simples

 

You're probably better off clouting it! they're known as lorry ball joint splitters - £80-90 a go. I only have one because I get a lot of use from it.

 

i picked one up (told you i d nip out)
25 quid so i was nt holding my breath but it does both pivot pin is removable went pretty easy to says it been in there who know s how long
we will see what sort of job it does on the other side

 

Nice.