jamesmartin
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you dont hit the joint but the end of the arm it sits in closest to the joint, its held by a taper the shock breaks its hold
jamesmartin
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yes
jamesmartin
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it will if you hit it hard enough with a lump hammer or similar sized, presumably you have wheel off
jamesmartin
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it will if you hit end of arm hard enough , ive never seen one not in 30 plus years and it is something i do regular
plumbfisher
Active Member
Get TWO hammers and hit both sides of the tapered housing at the same time, hard. Resist all temptation to whack the nut or the track rod end itself! Then when putting the new one in, clean the taper and line it with copper grease. Then in a few years when you need to do it again it'll come out much easier. Good luck. Persevere and it will come.
Gadgetz
Active Member
well, after alot of clouting and masses of colorful metaphors, it did come off. cheers. then i went to do the shocks and.....seized, rounded nuts!! how did i not see that coming? Well, back to the swearing it was and eventually, after what felt like an eternity with a junior hacksaw, the nut was off. Cheers for your help guys and please be online when i do the brake discs and FIP gasket.
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jamesmartin
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a good cold chisel is useful for stubborn nuts ,split along the center of a flat
StuckAgainSteve
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jamesmartin
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yes a hammer the only problem with ball joint splitters is they tend to damage joint
Agreed, a hammer in the right place is the only tool to use. At least if you have to refit the TRE.
pmallinson
Member
has nobody ever heard of using a ball joint splitter to make this job simple and also stop the chances of any damage to car parts or more importantly yourself ?:Cry:
A hammer in skilled hands is far more efficient than any ball joint splitter.
