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Old 08-26-2006, 10:59 AM
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Good idea

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Originally Posted by Larry Delor View Post
If I am reading this right, you have everything unbolted, and the only thing holding on is the balljoint itself?

A big brass hammer ought to motivate it off.

Might want to put the nut back on the upper balljoint a few turns...so that when the lower gives, it won't go tumbling around everywhere...like on your foot or in your face.

Good idea. Don't have a brass hammer but have all sorts of steel hammers.

It may be obvious but what do I hammer? the top of the bj hitting it downwards? Heres anothe pic.
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