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    Offline tomsa

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    How to remover upper ball joint
    « on: October 28, 2009 - 04:33:29 PM »
    Is it pressed in or is it threaded in the UCA ?
    I see that it´s some sort of thread on the new ball joint

    Do I need the tool
    http://chucker54.stores.yahoo.net/upbajosobebo.html
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    Offline 422STROKER

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    Re: How to remover upper ball joint
    « Reply #1 on: October 28, 2009 - 04:54:29 PM »
    It is threaded, the tool makes it easier.  Some have luck with a big pipe wrench to get it out.

    Tom :cheers:
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    Re: How to remover upper ball joint
    « Reply #2 on: October 28, 2009 - 04:56:57 PM »
    Quote from: 72challorange on October 28, 2009 - 04:54:29 PM
    It is threaded, the tool makes it easier.  Some have luck with a big pipe wrench to get it out.

    Tom :cheers:

    Thanks
    I´ll buy the tool then

    I´m probebly NOT one of those that get it out with a pipe wrench  :crying:
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    Re: How to remover upper ball joint
    « Reply #3 on: October 28, 2009 - 05:12:13 PM »
    Put some kind of rust solvent on it as well and it will be easier even with the tool.   :bigsmile:
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    Re: How to remover upper ball joint
    « Reply #4 on: October 28, 2009 - 05:35:47 PM »
    I use the socket on my air gun. I also take the joint off while the control arm is still on the car. It braces it better and easier to remove
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    Re: How to remover upper ball joint
    « Reply #5 on: October 29, 2009 - 09:08:03 AM »
    If you know someone at a local shop, just take it to them.  THey will probably have the tool and you will save the $30.

    I took my arms into the shop that is accross the street from where I work.  They removed the old ones and they installed the new ones when I had the control arms done.  Total cost to me...$0. 
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    Re: How to remover upper ball joint
    « Reply #6 on: October 29, 2009 - 12:46:39 PM »
    Quote from: burdar on October 29, 2009 - 09:08:03 AM
    If you know someone at a local shop, just take it to them.  THey will probably have the tool and you will save the $30.

    I took my arms into the shop that is accross the street from where I work.  They removed the old ones and they installed the new ones when I had the control arms done.  Total cost to me...$0.

    If I lived in US that would bee an option  ;D
    I live in Sweden so "the shop that is accross the street " does not know anything about 40 year old american cars  :grinyes:
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    Re: How to remover upper ball joint
    « Reply #7 on: October 30, 2009 - 06:50:47 AM »
    I have removed one of those by grabbing the whole assembly with a vice from the upper balljoint and turning the whole thing by using a long pipe that fits over one end of the upper control arm. The "hex" type collar on the ball joint is bit shallow but you should be able to grab it on a decent sized vice, just get it tight.

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    Re: How to remover upper ball joint
    « Reply #8 on: October 30, 2009 - 10:16:18 AM »
    Quote from: Kapteenikosmos on October 30, 2009 - 06:50:47 AM
    I have removed one of those by grabbing the whole assembly with a vice from the upper balljoint and turning the whole thing by using a long pipe that fits over one end of the upper control arm. The "hex" type collar on the ball joint is bit shallow but you should be able to grab it on a decent sized vice, just get it tight.
    Just up from the garage and I had the same idea  :grinyes: but with no luck,it just "popped" out of the vice  :swear:
    Also heated it up but no luck
    More rust remover added and I see tomorrow or so
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    Re: How to remover upper ball joint
    « Reply #9 on: October 30, 2009 - 10:51:34 AM »
    hey tomsa,  I made a bunch of those sockets a few years ago for other moparowners in the netherlands, and I have some parts left.  If you send me your adress I`ll ship the ring that fits the balljoint to you. You can weld a pipe or a big socket or something to it ,and save your controll arms.  Wont cost you anything but a few days of patience for the package to get there...  :netherlands:

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    Re: How to remover upper ball joint
    « Reply #10 on: October 30, 2009 - 04:27:38 PM »
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    If I lived in US that would bee an option

    Hey, I know that feeling.

    It's not a hex fitting it's like a rounded off square - I have got them out with what we call a stilson wrench - maybe what the yanks call a pipe wrench (not sure) like a big floppy adjustable thing.

    If yours is tight then dutch's tool looks like it is worth waiting for.
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    Re: How to remover upper ball joint
    « Reply #11 on: October 30, 2009 - 04:40:49 PM »
    Quote from: UKcuda on October 30, 2009 - 04:27:38 PM
    Hey, I know that feeling.

    It's not a hex fitting it's like a rounded off square - I have got them out with what we call a stilson wrench - maybe what the yanks call a pipe wrench (not sure) like a big floppy adjustable thing.

    If yours is tight then dutch's tool looks like it is worth waiting for.


    I checked google and found at that stillson wrench and pipe wrench probelbly is the "same" item

    stillson wrench
    But the swedish version of these looks like this:

    I have seen the stillson wrench but never used it
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    Re: How to remover upper ball joint
    « Reply #12 on: October 30, 2009 - 04:45:54 PM »
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    I got an old Stillson, - it said FORD on it, turned up in an old Ford some years ago, - think it's standard equipment in them..

    You just pop by and pick it up..;-)
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    Re: How to remover upper ball joint
    « Reply #13 on: October 31, 2009 - 05:33:17 AM »
    part is in the mail, should be there in a few days....   good luck.  :2thumbs:
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    Re: How to remover upper ball joint
    « Reply #14 on: October 31, 2009 - 06:43:11 AM »
    Quote from: dutch on October 31, 2009 - 05:33:17 AM
    part is in the mail, should be there in a few days....   good luck.  :2thumbs:
    Thanks  :worshippy
    I let you know how it turns out


    You also can visit my web site to see pics
    It´s in swedish so far but I will try to translat it to english when I have the time,but a pic says more then 1000 words I have heard ;)
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