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Lower Control Arm Ball Joint Stuck?


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Hi all,

Other day at the servo in my territory ghia turbo the ball joint on the LCA just crapped itself and popped out. Tow truck driver said its common problem on these cars.

I had trouble getting parts over xmas but I made it happen so I got all the parts and im working on it today and the ball joint that goes into the rear section of the hub is stuck.

Does anyone know if this is threaded or just a shaft. The damn thing just wont come out.

Pictures below of the new arm, old arm and ball joint stuck in the hub.

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Tried everything today...hammering the sh*t out of it. Tried to vice grip onto the ball end and twist it, the end of the tread has a 10mm socked end on it so I tried turning it. Nothing worked so I just ended up hammering the crap out of it but still no go. Unsure if I can get a 10mm onto it anymore cos ive bent the crap out of the end of the thread. I still dont thing it threads onto the hub, it makes no sense to do that I just think its stuck inside it some how.

any idea's?

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It's a tapered ball joint. You either need to heat the the upright to release the tape or get a ball joint splitter to press it out

this one

http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/online-store/products/Stanley-Ball-Joint-Separator-Mini.aspx?pid=105533#Recommendations

or this one?

http://repcoequipment.businesscatalyst.com/repco/repco-ball-joint-separator

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Repco unit. I still think you'll need to heat it though

I would suggest this

http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/online-store/products/Hot-Devil-Pro-Torch-Kit.aspx?pid=340613#Recommendations

and a bit f'n hammer

Also where are you striking it? Usually hitting the end of the ball stud will achieve SFA, you need to be striking In the area I have marked on your pic.

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If you are in Sydney, I have this set if it will help you.

http://radum.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=10669.

It's a huge G clamp with lots of fittings to press different ways.

I used it to replace the ball joints in our BA and it worked quite well.

I think it should help.

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Ok so I got the ball joint out... The one from Repco didn't work but the fork from supercheap did the trick..

I did hammer on the side as you had said about but that didn't work either... Anyways it's out... But now I have another problem I don't know how to solve.

The inner Cv joint shaft has come out of the gearbox or what looks like a gearbox maybe a transfer case on the awd. Anyways it's come out and the damn thing wont slot back on... Any idea's... Here is a vid of it.

http://youtu.be/EW5_gMPTZjs

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I don't know, but just a couple of ideas that might help....

Have they been swapped from side to side and each side is different?

Is there a key so it will only go in when everything is lined up?

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