removing ball joints

[DMC mx400ex]

i went into the FAQ section and found this

" Method 1; remove the cotter pins, and put a socket between the joints (see attached picture) back one of the nuts off until it pushes the ball-joint stud out of the arm.. you may have to use some washers to take up the space between the nuts and socket.."

i dont get it there was no picture attached,,, i cant get the top left one off, im ready to break things:mad:

[Razorback]

well, i recently had this problem and didn't have a socket short enough to fit for this method. here's what i did: raise the boot up on the ball joint far enough to get a pair of vice grips in, then put the vice grips on there as tight as you can manage, then tap the vice grips with a hammer a few times and it should break loose.

[Razorback]

oh, and my tip is assuming you have aftermarket ball-joints. i don't know if this will work on stock a-arms/joints.

[DMC mx400ex]

well i have stock a-arms,,, and i got a adj. wrench in there and hit it ver very very hard and it wont budge....

[Razorback]

when i took my stock a-arms off, i had to beat the end of the arm to get it to budge. it didn't do any damage, but could easily do so.

[DMC mx400ex]

well we did it, it took master german brain power:D , lol
too long to explain, then came prob number 2 witch was bolting balljoint to spinddle with the balljoint bolt spinning,,, solved that aswell, now i gotaa do the rest and do it all again when my shocks come...lol

thx

[DMC mx400ex]

what are some good methods to adjust camber and toe in- toe out...???

[DMC mx400ex]

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