upper ball joint removal

jerry · Post by **jerry** » Sat Aug 13, 11 7:10 pm

Having difficulty removing ball joint from UCA. Anton has lent me the correct
socket however even using a long breaker bar it will not shift. not wanting ti damage tool or UCA anyone got any tips for removal.
cheers Jerry

latil · Post by **latil** » Sat Aug 13, 11 7:39 pm

Clean up any visible threads with a wire brush,then get some heat on the uca

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Sat Aug 13, 11 7:42 pm

heat the threaded ring of the control arm with torch a little !! don't have to go mad & get it red or anything !! then give it some with a breaker bar , wear gloves also ,

thats how i done mine , should of left it on the car to do it though as ended up moving the steel 3 meter work bench that was bolted to the floor !! with control arm in vice all round the garage while trying to undo it with a breaker bar !! two seconds of heating with a torch !! easy

jerry · Post by **jerry** » Sat Aug 13, 11 9:28 pm

Thanks for the input guys did try a little heat earlier but was worried about distorting UCA. will have another go in the morning

jerry · Post by **jerry** » Sun Aug 14, 11 8:38 pm

Thanks for the tip guys obviously a bit to cautious with the blowtorch on first attempt, but even after heating these things are bloody tight but out now

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Sun Aug 14, 11 9:50 pm

jerry wrote: even after heating these things are bloody tight but out now

Get on with it you woos

Glad you get them out mate

Adrian Worman · Post by **Adrian Worman** » Sun Aug 14, 11 10:12 pm

A breaker bar and a for foot length of galv steel tube on the end was my preferred method, still a bit worried about putting that much force into something made of pressed steel but it works

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Sun Aug 14, 11 11:48 pm

Adrian Worman wrote:A breaker bar and a for foot length of galv steel tube on the end was my preferred method, still a bit worried about putting that much force into something made of pressed steel but it works

I know Jerry tried that same method, ended up snapping his breaker bar

More brute force, heat & new breaker bar, they eventually succumbed