eag13 Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 hi,i have a escort 55 and i'm wanting to replace my inner drive shaft boot,i'll be using a universal rubber boot,but i'm having trouble getting the control arm ball joint to seperate from the hub,it'll drop out only around 1/4 inch then refuses to budge,tried using a crow bar but can't seem to find any purchase,time was getting on so re-assembled everything,thinking of applying to F1 as i'm becoming an expert in wheel removal and replacement any advice gratefully recieved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef123 Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 hi,i have a escort 55 and i'm wanting to replace my inner drive shaft boot,i'll be using a universal rubber boot,but i'm having trouble getting the control arm ball joint to seperate from the hub,it'll drop out only around 1/4 inch then refuses to budge,tried using a crow bar but can't seem to find any purchase,time was getting on so re-assembled everything,thinking of applying to F1 as i'm becoming an expert in wheel removal and replacement any advice gratefully recieved. have you tried using a ball joint fork? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eag13 Posted August 8, 2010 Author Share Posted August 8, 2010 have you tried using a ball joint fork? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eag13 Posted August 8, 2010 Author Share Posted August 8, 2010 hi stef123,of all the tools i own,a ball joint fork aint amongst them,got in about it today and found a length of 4"x2" between the control arm and the locating hole for the upper ball joint worked well , suppose after putting in a 73hour week driving a lorry tackling that job after coming home wasn't one of my best ideas,but after a decent nights kip,a bacon butty and a cup o' tea,bang job done,cheers though,gonna go out and get a fork soon :D . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef123 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 hi stef123,of all the tools i own,a ball joint fork aint amongst them,got in about it today and found a length of 4"x2" between the control arm and the locating hole for the upper ball joint worked well , suppose after putting in a 73hour week driving a lorry tackling that job after coming home wasn't one of my best ideas,but after a decent nights kip,a bacon butty and a cup o' tea,bang job done,cheers though,gonna go out and get a fork soon :D . well, it worked, do you have room in your toolbox for it? 73hr week driving a lorry must be tough going? dont fancy that one bit, on the other hand i do fancy a bacon butty lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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