 Separating the ball joint stud from the bottom of the strut |
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| parrish911 |
 Jul 31 2012, 07:32 AM
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I am in the process of removing the front suspension of my '73 2.0. I was able to remove the tapered ball joint bolts (thanks to some great guidance on this forum). I am now struggling to separate the ball joint stud from the bottom of the strut housing. The ball joints are original to the car, so they have been on there a while. Any clevers tools or methods recommended to aid in this disasembly?
Thanks in advance, Steve |
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| r_towle |
Jul 31 2012, 07:38 AM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,705 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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If you are trying to save the ball joint...heat and PB blaster.
If you are replacing it...ues a ball joint fork and PB blaster. Sometimes if you have a sway bar in place, that may be what is holding things up and creating some tension. Other times, its just good old fashions rust. Soak the crap out of it with PB, drive a large flat screw driver in the slot on the strut to expand it...and use a fork to pull it. rich |
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parrish911 Separating the ball joint stud from the bottom of the strut Jul 31 2012, 07:32 AM
Eric_Shea Thes no slot on that strut and heat would melt the... Jul 31 2012, 07:48 AM
JawjaPorsche Your ball joints are probably near the end of thei... Jul 31 2012, 08:03 AM parrish911 I do plan on replacing the ball joints (and torsio... Jul 31 2012, 09:07 AM parrish911 Eric and Rich, thanks again for all the advice. ... Aug 3 2012, 12:28 PM Jeffs9146 I was given a tip about 10 years ago that worked l... Aug 3 2012, 12:38 PM |
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