FAO Balljoint splitter update. Lol

28th January 2012, 17:05

Hola

right, my balljoint splitter always seems to push the rubber up and squeezes all the grease out or mashes the rubbers.

Is there a better way?

(tried nut on end and hitting it- Awful idea ) lol
Update

This balljoint will not pop up.
I've used the balljoint splitter (not bothered about rubber now)
And hit it so hard it's made the splitter not fit. It's opened it up
And balljoint remained in place not moved.
Heated it up n still the same.

Any other ideas? Lol
Got a feeling lca n whole strut coming off in a min.

28th January 2012, 17:08

get a huge leave bar and smash the shit out of the suspension arm while pulling down on the lever bar, way i've always done it anyway, no need for the ball joint splitter tool thing lol

28th January 2012, 17:09

I Prise the trackrod with a extension bar, and hit the strut where track rod goe's through.. and it shock's it out.. normally come's out easily and always been undamaged.

28th January 2012, 17:09

doesnt work on the type r or a3

ill try that in future ref saxova!

anyother ideas?

28th January 2012, 17:12

why doesn't it work, works on everything i've tried it on? be more heavy handed lol
there must be something you can leaver it off (chassis rail or something)

28th January 2012, 17:29

bottm ball joint, i jack the strut up slighty then just use a hammer and the bottom ball joint, track rod end, i again use a hammer and just give the strut a few hits where the track rod end sits, usally pops out itself

28th January 2012, 17:37

get a slightly wider spliter fork, i never rip or damage the rubber with my splitter.

28th January 2012, 18:18

just hit with a big hammer where the track rod goes in also if it doesn't work like that try putting the steering in different positions and hit again

28th January 2012, 18:48

For the lower arms, i use a 3ft breaker bar, poke it into the chassis where the front wishbone bush is and then just push down.

Don't use a jack, makes it harder.

Trackrods, i use a decent hammer and get it done in one hit so the threads dont become damaged.

29th January 2012, 12:47

Update.
Hardest balljoint ever!!
Read first post.

29th January 2012, 12:59

One mate gets a foot on the wishbone and applys weight whilst I place a balljoint splitter on the wishbone and hammer down on it(set up like a chisel and hammer if that makes sense) keep hammering down on it and WILL come out evetually. Make sure your friend keeps their weight on it to stop it popping back in place.

Perseverance is key!!!

29th January 2012, 13:12

i find ball joint splitters a bit useless. they always ruin the fuck out of the ball joint.

I use a 6ft weight lifting bar and lever it. If its really tough then i get someone to lever it down while i smack the arm with a large hammer

29th January 2012, 13:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by LSOfreak

i find ball joint splitters a bit useless. they always ruin the fuck out of the ball joint.

I use a 6ft weight lifting bar and lever it. If its really tough then i get someone to lever it down while i smack the arm with a large hammer

exactly how I do it at college, though the bar is nicknamed Betty lol always works a treat

29th January 2012, 13:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Baz

exactly how I do it at college, though the bar is nicknamed Betty lol always works a treat

lol
'think we need betty to help us with this one'...

29th January 2012, 13:34

haha exactly! when the 3ft long bar doesn't work betty always has the answer

29th January 2012, 14:46

wouldnt come out, ended up taking lca out with strut then got some leverage and got some hammer time on the go and sorted it.
One of the hardest balljoints ive ever pushed out, usually comes out when ive pushed down lol

(this isnt on a saxo/106 or anything like it by the way)