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Originally Posted by DeliveryValve
It's not that bad! The initial hit was where the assistant was helpful and was able to be positioned far enough away where the hammer could not hit him. After you get the joint going down a bit, the socket now had a place so it will not slip off. Then you can use one hand to hold the socket and knuckle while hammering down.
But I can see if being a problem if the joint was rusted in or perhaps welded.
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The ball joint in your pic must not have rusted in place and didn't require a lot of force. That's probably why it came out without clamping the knuckle in a vise and just resting it on the floor. I watched a shop do mine. They had the knuckle in a big vise on a metal bench (heavy and sturdy). With goggles and leather gloves on, one guy held a cylindrical brass hammer as a punch resting on the ball joint (which puts his hand safely 12" away), the other guy with a 3 ft long handle sledge hammer swung it like splitting wood. Took 3 shots and it came out. That would have been dangerous if not properly set up.