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A - frame, Rear axle.

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hobbit:
Try jacking the axle back up into the unit to apply pressure to the joint, it may hold it tight enough to undo the nut

Or put a bottle jack onto the a frame with a wood packer and push the frame down onto the axle that way

clbarclay:
Has the tapper been loose for a while? If so then there is a risk that the tapers have been damaged and a new ball joint will no locate properly. I ended up building up and reaming a new taper in a tractor steering the other day for the above reason :evil:


If you can't force the taper to grip by forcing the ball joint down then consider what destructive means you have of removing the nut as both the nut and ball joint will need replacing anyway. A good chisel (or nut splitter) is inexpensive and can be used to crack the half.

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