How to remove thrust arm / control arm ball joint?
I seriously cannot get the upper/thrust control arm ball joint to come out. i got the 22mm bolt and nut off without dropping the frame by using a box wrench and dropping the impact gun from the topside of the engine bay down... but i cannot for the life of me get the ball joint out. i have pickle forks and a tie-rod puller, but the puller doesn't quite fit over the strut plate and such... what to do?
I used a #20 to get mine loose and ended
up heating the knuckle with my aceteline torch before it would pop out!
Agreed. Big hammer good..
I ended up having to go out and buy a bigger hammer. I think i took the nut off then bolted the knuckle back to the car and beat the crap out of the pickle fork for a day or so....
Best of luck.
Bill