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Maroc Maroc - SAU.COM.AU - content - 26/Nov 04:33

Stubborn ball joints - whats your secret?

I'm trying to replace the two lower control arms on the X5. This should be an in-and-out-in-2-hours kinda job (thats what it took on the 3 cars I've done it on) but for the love of GOD the ball joints will not come out of the knuckle. I've even rented a BMW ball joint tool (hinging ball joint separator with 36mm jaw) which didn't help. I've beaten 6 shades of shit out of them with a mini sledge and nothing. It almost feels like there is a fastener or something still holding them in but I've consulted the new ones 1000 times and watched 400 different dudes, some with uber rusty cars. Its a 27mm 12 point nut only, which is gone. I can't really use a tuning fork as theres not much room around the ball joint. I'll try heat next I guess but I dont know if I can heat them enough. As I'm replacing, I can destroy the ones on there if needed. Gonna throw my gym-junky daughter the mini sledge this arvo and see what she's got. I was thinking about using the bottle jack under them and then jack it up to put the weight of the car on them. Help me!

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