Dan Evans Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 one of my ball joints was leeking slightly so i thought id replace both of them before they get worse, I've managed to undo all three nuts on the wishbone connecting to the ball joint, and I've got the top nut off that holds it in place, but the fucking thing just wont come out, I've been hammering it and all sorts for ages and no budge!!! and now i think i may have fucked up my cv joint because when i move the hub around you can hear the splines on the cv joint rubbing against something....Is there an easy way of getting ball joints out at all? and do you think i should now replace the CV joint or just take it off and check it over??im seriously going to hack the thing to pieces shortly if it doesnt come out....any help would be much appreciated...cheers guys Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobSR Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 get a balljoint splitter, its basically a really beefy 2-pronged fork, smash that between the ball, and keep hammering, and it should eventually come off, worked for me! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dan Evans Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 cheers dude, didnt even think of that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starlet__SR Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 I just drove a big fat screwdriver down the centre, let it release the peg, as for your c.v. joint, you may have just pushed the c.v joint too far onto the shaft, give it a pull and the spring clip should lock into place again.Damien Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 agreed screwdriver should do the trick haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lee_EP82 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trk...-All-Categories Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobSR Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 ^ that's the thing! I got mine from halfords pretty cheap though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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