fastfwd Member 103 Member For: 12y 4m 27d Posted 03/01/15 08:39 AM Author Share Posted 03/01/15 08:39 AM I found yellow paint on both sides. Wasn't diffinative but it was all I could see... Tried a good 5 mins to try and line it up and push it in but no go. Any other ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6tForMe Donating Members 205 Member For: 10y 9m 21d Gender: Male Posted 03/01/15 01:49 PM Share Posted 03/01/15 01:49 PM Can you pull them out and look at how the end looks and maybe where they go to see what is or isn't lining up? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z2TT Member 714 Member For: 11y 10m 24d Posted 04/01/15 08:41 AM Share Posted 04/01/15 08:41 AM (edited) Just a tip for the future - on most cars your whole control arm and suspension setup is absorbing the force you are giving on the ball joint bolt with the hammer, you need to get a jack on the hub carrier and put some pre-load on it this will help a lot.Also never hammer the bolt itself as you risk deforming the thread, put the nut on it and hammer the nut. Edited 04/01/15 08:42 AM by Z2TT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastfwd Member 103 Member For: 12y 4m 27d Posted 04/01/15 08:41 AM Author Share Posted 04/01/15 08:41 AM Couldn't pull the shaft out to look at the end.. Its to long it hits the hub before it can come out. Need to find someone that's worked on these... I think it would be something simple like putting it in neutral and lining it up some how or something along those lines... I've tried every combination I could think of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastfwd Member 103 Member For: 12y 4m 27d Posted 04/01/15 08:44 AM Author Share Posted 04/01/15 08:44 AM Just a tip for the future - on most cars your whole control arm and suspension setup is absorbing the force you are giving on the ball joint bolt with the hammer, you need to get a jack on the hub carrier and put some pre-load on it this will help a lot.Also never hammer the bolt itself as you risk deforming the thread, put the nut on it and hammer the nut.Yeah I figured this. But as stated in pictures and said above I'm replacing the whole ball joint and arm itself. So I can hammer and damage the thread and ball as much as I want to remove it because I'm replacing the lot. Thanks for the concern though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastfwd Member 103 Member For: 12y 4m 27d Posted 04/01/15 08:51 AM Author Share Posted 04/01/15 08:51 AM Found this diagram... Number 4 is where the shaft is going in... From pictures of the shaft it just looks like a gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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