a-arm removal

[Caseys 300ex]

I have a 1998 300ex and i cant get my a-arms off. All i need to do is seperate my a-arms and spindles. But i cant. Where the ball joint goes into the spindle its stuck.

Plz help me!!!

[xtremefullbore]

you need a wrecking bar and a really strong guy.

[bansheexcracer2]

Get a bigger hammer.

[Chino886]

Originally posted by Caseys 300ex
I have a 1998 300ex and i cant get my a-arms off. All i need to do is seperate my a-arms and spindles. But i cant. Where the ball joint goes into the spindle its stuck.

Plz help me!!!

do a search, there is several methods to do it, i found that hammering does nothing except beat the snot out of the spindle itself.

[300ex_#387]

Take your castle nut and turn it upside down and put it ack on the balljoint untill its flush with the end of the bolt. Hit the nut with a hammer untill it seperates.

[Jersey450R]

ishocks website has a tool ball joint breaker tool. pick one up, its a great capital investment. ;)

http://www.hydrodynamicsusa.com/products/product_info.php?cPath=28_30&products_id=36

[Caseys 300ex]

Thanx for your help.

[MAD450r]

Take your castle nut and turn it upside down, then place a deep socket that fits completely over the oposite balljoint nut. Then I have a half inch piece of flat stock I place on the socket, then I unscrew the nut that I turned upside down till it pushes that balljoint free. Then turn the deep socket over, as well as the other crown nut. Then place halfinch stock back between the socket and crown nut then unscrew that one.

Done nice and simple with no added damage from beating it with a hammer. Takes me 15 minutes per side to remove any honda arms and and spindles.

[Chino886]

Originally posted by MAD450r
Take your castle nut and turn it upside down, then place a deep socket that fits completely over the oposite balljoint nut. Then I have a half inch piece of flat stock I place on the socket, then I unscrew the nut that I turned upside down till it pushes that balljoint free. Then turn the deep socket over, as well as the other crown nut. Then place halfinch stock back between the socket and crown nut then unscrew that one.

Done nice and simple with no added damage from beating it with a hammer. Takes me 15 minutes per side to remove any honda arms and and spindles.

if you don't have 1/2" flat stock laying around, 2 quarters stacked on top of each other work also in a jam when at the track.....I know :devil:

[amonomous]

Originally posted by Jersey450R
ishocks website has a tool ball joint breaker tool. pick one up, its a great capital investment. ;)

http://www.hydrodynamicsusa.com/products/product_info.php?cPath=28_30&products_id=36

id say this is the way to do it
i just bought ball joint pullers from autozone and they were cheap and worked but the tore apart the boot of the ball joint

[MAD450r]

Eveyone has there own way. I have shown a few guys my method and they all use it now. Its quick and easy. It wont rip any boots or break anything else.