Warren,
I got my lower ball joints out of the LCA using a 3lb sledge and a little heat. The left side took three whacks and it popped out of the arm, didn't have to heat. The right side took a bunch of whacks, then some heat and it popped out on the third whack. Caution in the whacking department...it's fairly tight quarters for a good swing AND when the joint comes free, if you forget to leave the nut on, the spindle goes flying.

PS: did you get the cc:mail I sent a couple weeks back? Asking because I know the ERO routers went down about the same time.

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Mike Tangas
'73 280SEL 4.5 (9/72)- RIP
Only 8,173 units built from 5/71 thru 11/72

'02 CLK320 Cabriolet - wifey's mid-life crisis

2012 VW Jetta Sportwagon TDI...at least its a diesel

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