&%@#ing stuck.

[E30_fiend]

Holy shit this topic has been beaten to DEATH...


Taylor

[BrownBeanE30]

Watch this VIDEO, study its method, buy some PB Blaster & ear plugs, eat yourself a sandwich, wait an hour.......

hold on to your balls and go for it...

lol thats the oldest trick in the book :)

[lonestar22]

i beat my nut with a hammer until it ruined the threads and i had it OVER the threads, now my brand now control arms are useless. im not a newb but it was a newb fail

[GOT8SPD]

I remember maybe 8 years back, i had no idea bout the ball joint sep tool. I was banging on the stupid ball joint for hours...finally when it came out it was all messed up...cost me $75 for a new ball joint....stupid tool costs only 16 bucks and it removes it in seconds....

All good....you live and learn right? This time when i replaced my control arms i had the tool....easy as pie.

[Roysneon]

ball joint seperator, I love this tool
http://www.harborfreight.com/3-4-qua...tor-99849.html

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Watch this VIDEO

Tap that steering knuckle and it will rattle it loose. If you're still having a hard time then, spray some sort of 'creeping' penetrant in there and tap it again. That will allow the penetrant to get down in there. Whatever you do, do not pound on the ball joint or tie rod stud, you will mess it up, and it will suck. That's how I did it the first 4-5 times I took that stuff apart and it sucks.