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2001 trx400ex
12-31-2002, 06:07 PM
how do you remove the ball joints from the a arms?
RiPPiNiTuP7
12-31-2002, 06:13 PM
Stock? They don't come off. Aftermarket? Usually a nut on one side...remove it and the ball joint unscrews/pulls out....
12-31-2002, 06:23 PM
Originally posted by RiPPiNiTuP7
Stock? They don't come off. Aftermarket? Usually a nut on one side...remove it and the ball joint unscrews/pulls out....

what he said
2001 trx400ex
12-31-2002, 06:30 PM
then how do i get that end of my lower a arm off.
12-31-2002, 06:33 PM
Originally posted by 2001 trx400ex
then how do i get that end of my lower a arm off.

:huh didnt understand that one
02 Red Rider
12-31-2002, 06:53 PM
Like RiPPiNiTuP7 said: if it is a stock a-arm they do not come of.

Jason
2001 trx400ex
12-31-2002, 07:00 PM
it is a stock a arm but how do i take the ball joint side of the a arm off so i can paint them or put aftermarket ones on.
02 Red Rider
12-31-2002, 07:05 PM
No offense here but YOU CAN NOT TAKE THE BALLJOINTS OUT OF STOCK A-ARMS. Thay can not be replaced at all. Save your money powdercoating them and just buy some aftermarket a-arms that you can replace the balljoints on.

I'm not trying to be a d**k, i just don't know how else to explain this to you.

Jason
2001 trx400ex
12-31-2002, 07:07 PM
If i take the a arm off i can paint it and put it back on tho.
02 Red Rider
12-31-2002, 07:09 PM
Yes
2001 trx400ex
12-31-2002, 07:10 PM
what would u say is the easyest way to get the end of the a arm off.
02 Red Rider
12-31-2002, 07:12 PM
Are you talking about the spindle?
2001 trx400ex
12-31-2002, 07:14 PM
yes
02 Red Rider
12-31-2002, 07:19 PM
Back the ball joint nuts off, then insert a deep socket in between the to nuts (I actually had to use 2 regular sockets that were just barely smaller than the balljoint nuts.). Then continue to backe the balljoint nuts off, the pressure created by the sockets will pop them right out.

Jason
2001 trx400ex
12-31-2002, 07:25 PM
can this wreck anything
02 Red Rider
12-31-2002, 07:29 PM
Absolutly not. I just did mine a week ago. no problems.