bottom ball joint.

1. user_56637 L-plater Joined: Dec 2011 Birmingham Posts: 76 Saxo vtr && civic lsi ;)

   #1 23rd May 2012, 13:54

   basically am puzzled on how to get my ball joint out of the bottom arm as it SEIZED to helll!!!
   i was told alot of WD40 and a hammer and it will soon move...
   but besides going to a garage is there any other way?
2. Baz Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2005 Coventry Posts: 17782 Fiesta ST150

   #2 23rd May 2012, 14:00

   lever bar and a hammer or a ball joint splitter and a hammer
3. user_56637 L-plater Joined: Dec 2011 Birmingham Posts: 76 Saxo vtr && civic lsi ;)

   #3 23rd May 2012, 14:17

   i took the whole bottom arm aff atm and believe me a hammer is struggling even a sledge wont budge it!
4. user_56637 L-plater Joined: Dec 2011 Birmingham Posts: 76 Saxo vtr && civic lsi ;)

   #4 23rd May 2012, 14:18

   i need to remove the ball joint from the bottom arm thats what seized
5. baker556 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2007 127.0.0.1 Posts: 4826 oem+ sax

   #5 23rd May 2012, 14:23

   Usually come out fairly easy.
   
   Just hit it with a hammer, make sure the bolt it out. Failing this get someone to slowly turn the wheel back and forth while your hitting it down with a hammer. Its just probably at the wrong angle or something along those lines.
6. Cam Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2010 Kent Posts: 8439 Gen 7 Celica 190.

   #6 23rd May 2012, 14:26

   It is a pain the arse i broke my hammer trying to get mine out, after grinding heating smashing them this is what they looked like
   
7. luke1691 L-plater Joined: Sep 2010 Maidstone,Kent Posts: 73 SAXO 1.6 VTR Peugeot 106 1.1 Golf Mk2 1.8

   #7 23rd May 2012, 14:27

   Wd40 and a copper hammer normally..you could maybe give a ball joint splitter a go but if a sledge hammer wont even budge it then dont know what you can do....if worse comes to worse maybe you could drill it out
8. Gandi699 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182

   #8 23rd May 2012, 14:42

   You need a press to remove the ball joint from the arm itself, buying new arms is cheap any way
9. user_56637 L-plater Joined: Dec 2011 Birmingham Posts: 76 Saxo vtr && civic lsi ;)

   #9 23rd May 2012, 19:11

   JOB DONE thanks to my handy lump hammer cheers for the help though
10. user_16747 Banned Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 4328

    #10 23rd May 2012, 21:26

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by saxo_1989 JOB DONE thanks to my handy lump hammer cheers for the help though

    Enjoy getting the new one in!!
11. blacksaxodevil Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2011 surrey Posts: 397 saxo vtr mk1 mitsi evo 4 project

    #11 23rd May 2012, 22:21

    take the arm down to a local machining shop no doubt they will charge you like £10 a ball joint, my local one did anywya. i had two wheel bearings, two ball joints and machining the lip off a set of spacers cost me £65 all in and that was pushing them out and in