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Re: ball joint bolt stuck, HELP!!
Posted by Mike Houwers (more from Mike Houwers) on Mon, 23 Jun 2003 18:35:00
In Reply to: ball joint bolt stuck, HELP!!, Palmer, Mon, 23 Jun 2003 14:52:28
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Do you at least have the nut loosened? When I did the ball joint a few
months ago, things were rusted pretty thoroughly as well. I did manage to get the nut backed off. Then, I backed the nut off to the end of the threads (to protect them) and hit it with a hammer. After a while, the shock must have broken free the rust. I also kept turning the bolt from the
head end to try and loosen it up. From there, I just drove it back and forth in the hub until it loosened enough to remove it from the hub.
You can also (with difficulty) get a screwdriver or something in the slot
that the pinch bolt holds together on the hub to loosen things.
The bolt is not threaded into the hub, by the way. It just pinches that
joint tight to the ball joint spindle.
Drop me an e-mail if you need more help.
Good luck,
mike
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Posts in this Thread:
- ball joint bolt stuck, HELP!!, Palmer, Mon, 23 Jun 2003 14:52:28
- Re: ball joint bolt stuck, HELP!!, Mike Houwers, Mon, 23 Jun 2003 18:35:00 <-- Viewing This Message
- Know just what you're describing, David Ingram, Mon, 23 Jun 2003 18:34:14
- Re: ball joint bolt stuck, HELP!!, timgoose, Mon, 23 Jun 2003 15:27:35
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