I have a 86 Toy SR5 4x4 and I need to replace the lower ball joint per alignment shop. I tried everything to my knowledge and can not get the lower ball joint to budge. I use a ball joint remover tool and all it did was busted my booth. What tools should I use or attempt should I take to loosen this son of a gun off....please advise....

 

I used a pickle fork to get mine out...worked just fine, well i did have to hit it pretty hard but they came out.

your story sounds kind of odd tho...

 

I used a tie rod end puller and it work great. I had to kinda hammer into place but not issues. I also coated every thing with PB and use my BFH to help things along.

 

If your "ball joint removal tool" is a pickle fork you just need a bigger hammer and to go eat some wheaties. It will break loose, you just have to beat the hell out of it.

If you're using a real ball joint puller just set some good tension on it and then tap the LCA and the ball joint with a hammer and it will break loose.

If it's still the OEM bj it's almost welded in.

 

yep, I found the best way was to put tention on it, strike the LCA right where the lower BJ is a few times with a hammer, then put a little more tention on it, and repeat

might take 2 or 3 goes at it, but it'll pop off


out of all the front suspention parts, I think the BJs on the LCA are the most stubborn

 

thanks for all you guys opinion....I will put it to use and inform which method is better....thanks again.

 

The best tool I've found for that is a pitman arm puller. Something like this one: http://toolsandmore.us/index.asp?Pag...ROD&ProdID=341 I've always borrowed them from the Autoparts places, but I should just buy one I guess.

 

This is what I used:

http://www.napaonline.com/NOLPPSE/(S...17_0006402319#

 

yeppers, her's mine




technically a pitman arm puller, but it worked just as good

picked it up at the local parts store

 

Yup, scored mine at NAPA!