I have never had to do this. According to the WIS you have to take the knuckle (spindle) off and press the old ball joint out. The new one is also pressed in. See attached instructions; hope this helps.

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	ball joint replacement ml.pdf (14.2 KB, 492 views)
	knuckle r&r ml.pdf (32.0 KB, 738 views)

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