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'A' frame ball joint replacement, has any one..

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bambamjj:
thanks for info Guys, hoping to use the weight of the vehicle to my advantage when undoing the nuts/bolts.  gonna soak everything for a week or so with a few squirts of WD each night.

clbarclay:
To remove the casting with the ball joint in it start by slackeneing the nuts on the 2 bolts holding the A frame together and slacken the nut holding the ball joint to the axle a couple of turns. Using a long bar between the axle and A frame, pry the 2 apart (may need an assistant for best effect) and with a big hammer hit the side of the axle casing next to the taper. If done properly the taper is split in just one hammer blow.

The 2 long bolts holdign the a frame together can be jammed depedning on the angle of the A frame, certainly on earlier designs where the A frame bushes are not in line with each other, so its best to try removing these once the ball joint has been removed from the axle.

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