 Removing A Ball Joint, How to remove the nut? |
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| Spoke |
 Jan 12 2005, 07:07 PM
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Jerry  Group: Members Posts: 6,986 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None 
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I'm changing a ball joint on my 914 and can't figure out how to remove the nut with the 4 notches. Do I need a special tool to do this? How about a big pipe wrench or channel lock?
I used liquid wrench on it for a couple of days now. How to remove this sucker? The Star lock piece has been removed. Thanks, Spoke |
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| Series9 |
Jan 12 2005, 07:11 PM
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Lesbians taste like chicken. Group: Members Posts: 5,444 Joined: 22-August 04 From: DeLand, FL Member No.: 2,602 Region Association: South East States |
There's a special tool that costs about $40.
The following constitutes chopstick advice: I have removed them several times with an air hammer stuck in one of the notches pointing in the counter clockwise direction. |
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| Series9 |
Jan 12 2005, 07:14 PM
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Lesbians taste like chicken. Group: Members Posts: 5,444 Joined: 22-August 04 From: DeLand, FL Member No.: 2,602 Region Association: South East States |
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| jim912928 |
Jan 12 2005, 08:03 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,485 Joined: 8-January 04 From: Granger, IN Member No.: 1,536 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I bought the tool...took the arms to a friends with an impact wrench and zzt zzt they were off. I first tried with that tool and a breaker bar...no dice.
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| Kerrys914 |
Jan 12 2005, 08:11 PM
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Dear, the parts I just sold paid for that part ;) Group: Members Posts: 1,568 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Williamsburg, VA Member No.: 16 |
Pipe Wrench (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif)
Works great |
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| Dr Evil |
Jan 12 2005, 08:29 PM
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Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 23,001 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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I bought that tool from Pelican and it stripped on the first try. The metal was a type that was weaker than the nut. Kinda dumb.
I ended up using a pipe wrench and it worked great. Replace the nuts ($14 ea) and use anti-sieze on the threads. You'll thank yourself later. If it wont budge with a wrench you can try a drift and hammer in one of the grooves, or cutting with a dremel (I had to do this on one, not fun at all). Its like splitting any other nut. |
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| Spoke |
Jan 16 2005, 07:38 AM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,986 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None
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The pipe wrench worked! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif) I used the top half of my floor jack's pump arm as an extension. Also used liquid wrench and some heat from a propane torch to finally loosen the nut.
Thanks for the help! Spoke |
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