Trick to ball joints?
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Trick to ball joints?
Is there a trick to getting them to come off? The truck is a 99 GMC, the ball joints are f*&ked anyways so I am not worried if they get messed up anymore. I just cannot get the ball joint (upper or lower) to come out of the spindel to save my life!! Any insite would be greatly appreciated.--Tony
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got a torch? heat the spindle for a few seconds (20 or so) where the balljoint stud goes through the spindle. Let it sit for half a minute..take that pickle fork (wedge) and start hammering it in..voila! it'll bust loose after the first couple of hits. ive torn 6 different NBS trucks apart to lower them..i know it works
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Ended up doing a lot of banging and got the other top one out of the spindel. The lower ones I just drilled/heated/air hammered the rivits out and the removed the ball joint/spindel as one since I am putting new sindels on. But of all things, when i took the control arms to have the new upper ball joints pressed in......the guy pressed it in upside down!! Gotta have it re-done now .--Tony
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