um, the ball joint in question has already been disconnected from the LCA, now the joint needs to be removed from the steering knuckle... the ball joint on MB cars are pressed into the knuckle, not the LCA...

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That varies by model. But, reading between the lines, the OP appears to be talking about his W123. My comments are based on that assumption.

Yeah, I know. I just rebuilt the front end on my SDL this Monday. Sounded to me like he was reiterating how to remove the steering knuckle from the car, since he was talking about removing the top ball joint. And you experienced guys all know the upper ball joint is never removed from upper control arm.

You do know that, right?

Why don't we wait for him to clarify, okay?

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