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Yeah, levers say CR Mag on them too I think.
Fucking ball joint is stuck. Fuck. The normally hard to remove part just popped out easily. The normally easy part is wedged the fuck in there.
Time to work on the other side and see if that gets stuck too. At least if that happens on both sides I can rent the tools in the am and spend all day working on it. I really don't want to pull the control arm(s) and take them to be pressed.
Time to work on the other side and see if that gets stuck too. At least if that happens on both sides I can rent the tools in the am and spend all day working on it. I really don't want to pull the control arm(s) and take them to be pressed.
I'm assuming you have a ball joint fork? What is stuck where? Pics?
Meh^2
Threaded end; not turning with the nut. Nut is off.
I'm going to have to pick one up tomorrow. I have been able to do it with a long, heavy flathead in the past, but not this time.
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This guy asks the right question.
A pickle fork is a fun tool, but have had a few ball joints require one of
I'll typically use one of those, or just hit the knuckle with a BFH and shock it loose. Never failed to free the tapered end.
Same. This is the first time I've gotten the threaded end stuck.
Who, me or westy?
You might not want to keep bashing the end of the stud, as mushrooming it like you're doing might make it that much more of a PITA after you finally get the taper to separate.
I was working on something over 50 years old. Disassembly was often challenging. Had one where the "joint" came off but the taper remained.
Pickle forks are junk. Pitman arm puller and a bfh. Load up the bj with puller. Smash the side of the knuckle (not the bj) harder than seems safe. The impact from bfh will expand the hole a touch and the tapered bj pops right out. Pb blaster is a huge help too.
I'll dremel the end off if it becomes problematic at that point..
That thing has been swimming in PB for 2 days. Which might be why the bj came out so easily...
Fair enough. If bashing like that is required, I always put the nut back on a couple threads and hit that.
Should have specified...I use that technique only if pulling a @Pesqueeb and the nut is getting discarded
I dated a Portuguese girl for 2 weeks. After the first week I wanted to do something else. She pretended she didn't hear me for another week. I believe she is Canada now. I only appreciated her reticence as my fear of damaging a nut while pounding on my own shaft took all the joy out of wailing my shaft. The moral here is, never complain about having your shaft wailed on by a 4'11" Portuguese girl. Trust me on this.
QFT.
It must be rough having your Girlfriend turn into an entire country. I can see why you broke up.
I called the Airforce. It seems they need a better reason to call in a Airstrike on her. They finally released the hold they had on my Credit Card. The Airforce seriously needs to work on their customer service. I must have called 50 times to get a progress report and they kept hanging up on me. Bastards.
Besides MPF and Finance, they are the least helpful... I dont believe i have any contacts left there, so i cant help.
Try telling them they can make oil from Maple Syrup. That might speed things along.
They don't seem to be answering the phone.
Its after 1600 CONUS, no surprise. Try calling Hickam AFB.
who am i kidding. They dont work past noon, and they are closed for training until noon.