control arm help
#1
control arm help
hey i need some help...so i tried drifting..and i jacked my car pretty good...i ran my front passenger wheel into a curb and i bent a some stuff....so heres what i need to replace..
control arm
tension rod
crossmember (can't do this myself)
so i got the tension rod off...and most of the control arm...theres just one piece i cant figure out how to detach...and its the part where the control arm is connected by a ball joint..
i got this tool called a "ball joint seperater"..and it looks like a pitch fork...i know im suppose to wedge it somewhere...but i don know where...and how to use it...so yeah need some help..maybe some diagrams..thanks...late
control arm
tension rod
crossmember (can't do this myself)
so i got the tension rod off...and most of the control arm...theres just one piece i cant figure out how to detach...and its the part where the control arm is connected by a ball joint..
i got this tool called a "ball joint seperater"..and it looks like a pitch fork...i know im suppose to wedge it somewhere...but i don know where...and how to use it...so yeah need some help..maybe some diagrams..thanks...late
#2
actually very simply put wedge you "fork" aka known as a pickle fork but anyways wedge it into the balljoint and seperate the control arm from the knuckle... u will have to have a good hammer for this... also balljoint should not be reused... okay hope that cleared up some problems
Erik
Erik
#5
I did this just last weekend. Went to AutoZone got a pickle fork and a 3lb. hammer. Didn't even use the pickle fork. We prayed to the god Odin and a couple good whacks with that hammer and the ball joints popped loose. They came off much easier than we thought they would. That could have just been a fluke so I would recommend that anybody else just use the pickle fork to do their whacking...HEH! Especially if you plan to re-use the control arm.
#6
Originally posted by MikeisNissan
everything should come out easily, the bolt behind the caliper and sheild should come right out, if you have a gun, if not, hope you have strong arms.
everything should come out easily, the bolt behind the caliper and sheild should come right out, if you have a gun, if not, hope you have strong arms.
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