ball joints

[Drewski]

just wondering if i need to buy a pickle fork to remove my ball joints or if anyone had another way?(besides a BFH)

[locogato11283]

leave the nut on to where you can tap on it, but not damage the threads. you should be able to tap it a few times and have it come loose.

[Drewski]

cool i decided to hit them out with a hammer any way but getting the ones out on the steering stem are a bitch.

[glassjawjm]

A pickle fork??????? Come on.. Is that really what it's called.

[Whitbread]

A pickle fork??????? Come on.. Is that really what it's called.

Technically it's a ball joint seperation tool. But if you ask most mechanics for that, they'll give you a funny look for a moment before they realize you're asking for a pickle fork. Same thing as if you ask someone for a cross headed fastener turning device, you'll get a really funny look before being handed a phillips screwdriver.

 

The least destructive way to remove a taper seated joint end is to use a decent size hammer and strike the part that the joint stud seats into at 90 degrees to the stud. Works wonderfully with no torn boots or damaged threads :thumbsup: .

[Burt Reynolds]

There is a very easy way to do this. Do not hit the ball joint threads or the nut, instead,take a hammer and hit the outer radius of the part of the spindle that the ball joint presses into. If you do that while pulling it apart a little,you will be amazed at how easy it is. I need to make a video of this.lol3

 

The first time i seen this done i was like WTF,all these years i have been beating the shit out of them,and it could have been so easy