Ah'm stuck!!!

[bustersbus]

Started to do me drop arm ball joint tonight and ah've hit a wee snag (more of a Big snag really!!!)
As ah can't get me drop arm off, ah've got to do the job with it on. Managed to get everything off except the 'Bottom Socket' the one that sits up tight inside the drop arm, and now ah'm stuck!!!
Tried screwdrivers, sockets and chisels but the bugger won't budge and now there's burrs on it!!!
Anyone got any ideas what to do next?

Cheers

 

[pos]

Eve,

could you not use a G Clamp?

 

[bustersbus]

Hey Pos
The problem is, there's hardly any lip to get anything on to it and very little room to get a good belt with an hammer! If me neighbour has a g clamp, ah'll give it a try. the only other way ah can maybe think of is to try and cut it with a sharp chisel from below, but that's maybe a wee bitty brutal!

 

[pos]

oh bugger! There's a topic in the lr4x4.com technical archive which walks you through 'changing the ball joint in situ.' but I can't remember whether or not Les Hanson had a problem with his or whether it just came apart straight away.

I'd post the link but our Internet is buggered and the site wont load (I've had it open in a new tab for 5 mins!) I'm only at 68 Kb/s!!!!!!!! We're supposed to be at 2.5MB, fkin Virgin Media

Could you not get a huge breaker bar thats slightly wider than the bit you're trying to knock out and then smack it from above the bonnet? I still can't picture which bit you're referring to mind!

 

[pos]

Drop arm ball joint change insitu - LR4x4 - The Land Rover Forum

There you go if you haven't already seen it. Dunno if it will be of any help cos I can't see any of the pictures.

 

[bustersbus]

oh bugger! There's a topic in the lr4x4.com technical archive which walks you through 'changing the ball joint in situ.' but I can't remember whether or not Les Hanson had a problem with his or whether it just came apart straight away.

I'd post the link but our Internet is buggered and the site wont load (I've had it open in a new tab for 5 mins!) I'm only at 68 Kb/s!!!!!!!! We're supposed to be at 2.5MB, fkin Virgin Media

Could you not get a huge breaker bar thats slightly wider than the bit you're trying to knock out and then smack it from above the bonnet? I still can't picture which bit you're referring to mind!

Got the bit ye said about pos

Drop Arm ball joint - LR4x4 - The Land Rover Forum

Ah've tried the pinch bar method before to try and get the drop arm off, as well as the pullers (no lugs or anything to get a grip of!!!)

the bit ah'm on about is this....
In this picture you can see the ball seat still in place (and usually seized in)

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From the top of the arm, there's a thin lip which I place a hardened steel rod on and knock with a hammer on opposite sides. After a while, and a bit of care, the seat starts to move.

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Once out, the seat damage is usually pretty bad.

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Courtesy of lr4x4.com

 

[pos]

I still can't see a damn single picture! Internet really is that slow. Will only show the text on these forums

 

[bustersbus]

I still can't see a damn single picture! Internet really is that slow. Will only show the text on these forums

Try restartin' yer computer, works for me sometimes

 

[pos]

I use a mac, shouldn't need re-starting! But that I shall try, one moment

 

[bustersbus]

I use a mac, shouldn't need re-starting! But that I shall try, one moment

oooops, meant disconnect and reconnect!

 

[pos]

still no different. Canny think of anything I can try to help! ****.
I'm off for some kip anyways, night night

 

[bustersbus]

still no different. Canny think of anything I can try to help! ****.
I'm off for some kip anyways, night night

Aye, nae wurries pos
Cheers anyways, and catch ye anon

 

[stevieb42]

what about a bit of heat

 

[bustersbus]

what about a bit of heat

Might've tried that Stevie, but ain't got the equptment and the missus wid be a tad ****ed off if a stuck the bus on the radiator in the lvin' room

 

[stevieb42]

Might've tried that Stevie, but ain't got the equptment and the missus wid be a tad ****ed off if a stuck the bus on the radiator in the lvin' room

was thinkin more of 2 gallon of petrol an a box of matches but hey what the hell ... get yer munny oot an buy a wee blowtorch

 

[bustersbus]

was thinkin more of 2 gallon of petrol an a box of matches but hey what the hell

It's no a gaylander!!!!

... get yer munny oot an buy a wee blowtorch

That's even scarier!!! Mind you, ah was in lidls last week and they had some blow torches, only bugger is ah cannae drive there the morn!!!

 

[stevieb42]

Mind you, ah was in lidls last week and they had some blow torches, only bugger is ah cannae drive there the morn!!!

a wee walk in the guid scottish country air will clear yer heid or just send the better half

 

[bustersbus]

a wee walk in the guid scottish country air will clear yer heid or just send the better half

Kinell!! It's aboot a 14-15 mile roond trip tae lidls frae here!!!
Ah'd love tae send the missus, but she's away fur the weekend in Chester!

 

[stevieb42]

Ah'd love tae send the missus, but she's away fur the weekend in Chester!

an your sitting here on yer computer hope you`ve at least got the music turned up

 

[bustersbus]

an your sitting here on yer computer hope you`ve at least got the music turned up

No yet, she disney gan tae the morns morn (or is that the day's morn )
Come the morns night, it might be a diffrunt story And ah'll be celebratin' even mare if ah can get ma drop arm doodah sorted oot!!!