You need some tension (archive)

Get tension between ball and joint prior to whack w/ hammer. I put an iron bar between joint and really gave er a whack. What does it is the tension that you put on it before. Or you could whack it with that rice rocket in the driveway!

Secondly, getting the bolt out: shoot it with anti sieze (WD40 or similar) and try racheting it w/ a u-joint while hitting other end. You've GOT to have your unit up at least 10" to get the leverage I needed to remove mine.

HTH

Tom

I'm changing the bushings in my upper control arms to Paul Gray's urethane ones. I jacked up the car and started taking it apart. I already removed the cotter pin (which was a pain), removed the 22mm bolt that held the ball joint in place. I also removed the sway bar. Now I CAN'T get the ball joint out. I tried hitting the end of it with a hammer, but it won't budge. Is there an easier way to get it out? I also can't get the bolt that goes through the bushing out. The space up there is too tight even with the sway bar removed. How should I go about taking this bolt out? Space if VERY LIMITED! TIA guys.

Wes

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