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Excellent tie rod/ball joint removal trick!

posted by  The Zoo Keeper on  Fri Aug 5 17:37 CST 2005
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Basically you "shock" the female joint component and break any tension between the parts.

I generally use TWO "hammers" to make as sure as I can that I do not damage shock-sensative somponents.

One (larger) hammer (or other massive object that is easy to hold) is held tightly against the steering arm (for removal of a tie rod end for example), and another similarly sized but generally the smaller of the two hammers is used to strike the joint 180* (opposite) of the stationary one with a RAPID and hard swing.

Looking downward you would place one at say 3 o'clock and swing at 9 o'clock (front being noon). Generally, the joint will pop right apart.

No, woodworking hammers are generally NOT massive enough. 32oz would be the SMALLEST that I would try for either.
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JohnG 1989 245 MT @ 235,000






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