Dee_82 Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Control arm / Ball joint extractor. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141631030182 Looks good on a lift but is there enough clearance on jack stands to pull it down enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pragmatix Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 2 hours ago, Dee_82 said: Control arm / Ball joint extractor. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141631030182 Looks good on a lift but is there enough clearance on jack stands to pull it down enough? I think it may be a bit tight but not impossible are your stand quite high? Mine will give me 2ft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee_82 Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 Not as much as that, ill get about 1.3ft max clearance id need to get her on ramps first, then jack up off some raised blocks can probably get it to 1.6ft without too much bother. 2ft would probably be a problem, not enough slabs of concrete! 🙂 what id do for a lift! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Tbh I don't see that being much use. There is a knack to ball joints, it's about angles, not strength. BJs have to be perfectly lined up to slip out, but with prybars there's always more force one side so it's being pulled at an angle. If you've got a long strong peice of metal tube, put it flat lengthways above the BJ and under the chassis. Then stand on the overhanging end in front of the wishbone. It should line up with the chassis and pull the BJ almost perfectly downwards instead of angled. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 ive tried that type of bar, not much good at all. better off getting a large lever bar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 2 hammers and a good belting usually suffices.Those hockey sticks are ok if you're using them on a regular basis but not cost effective else. Sent from my SM-G965F (S9+) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee_82 Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 Cool, cheers guys. I think ive narrowed down my knocking to the strut / top mount, if the BJs are not wrecked id rather not wreck them but im not all that thrilled about maybe taking both off! As easy as possible is what im looking for! 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Why are you touching the BJ to remove the strut? Just remove the pinch bolt at the top of the hub, saves damaging the BJ or stripping unnecessary threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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