Does anyone know any tricks for removing the lower ball joints on an 86 4x4 pickup? My manual says to use a wheel puller but I can't get it to work. I have also tried pounding on it with a sledgehammer but it hasn't budged. Would a pickle fork work? I think I could pound it in between the A-arm and ball joint, has anyone tried this?

 

Welcome to Yotatech.

Ball Joints are a pretty common discussion item here on Yotatech. Did you try searching?
https://www.yotatech.com/search.php

Anyway here is a helpful link:
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/...er_HowTo.shtml

 

i used a pickle fork and a B.F.H on my 94 runner.

 

Hey thanks! I feel kinda stupid now but I figured it out right away with the search function.

 

Not a problem at all. Hope you get it handled and update if information here helped.

Thanks.