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Old 03-03-2013, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by alanclrk View Post
I used a pitman puller with a 27" opening. Worked fine on the drivers side, the passenger side I broke one on it using more force than it was designed to have. That believe pitman puller has been used by others on this site.
Did it have a shape similar to the one in the Pic.

In the other pic is how I got the Ball Joints out of the Lower Control Arm when I changed the Lower Control Arm Bushings.
Doing this ruins the Nut. You back the Nut of about 3 threads and I heat the Arm with a Propane Torch.
A couple of swings of the Hammer and it poped loose.

However, I got the Torch too close and ruind the Boots on the Ball Joint. Not a problem if your are replacing the Ball Joints.

when you don't have to worry about the Joint or Boot some have used a Pickle Fork between the Knuckle and the bottom of the Lower Control Arm.

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Boy front end rebuilds are a pain....-tie-rod-puller-feb-13.jpg   Boy front end rebuilds are a pain....-beating-ball-joint-off-lower-control-arm-feb-13.jpg  
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