This is VERY BAD plan!
Striking the nut/bolt of the ball joint mushrooms it and can create a rivet effect making it extremely difficult to remove. If you don't have a proper tool and must hammer... strike the sides of the LCA that the ball joint passes through.
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Originally Posted by Diesel911
This is what I did the first time I removed the Ball Joint From the Lower Control Arm. You need to lossen the Nut and back it off to give enough so the threads on the Joint are not damaged and for the Ball Joint to loosen and hit the Nut with a 2-3 pound Hammer.
It ruins the Nut so you would need a new Nut.
It is not good to do that to the Jack but I needed something fast to support under the Lower Control Arm.
Later I bought the Real Mercedes Tool to do the Job and an OTC Pitman Arm Puller 8149 that will also do the Job.
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