Hey all. I'm trying to replace the ball joints on the upper and lower control arm. I've managed to pry apart the upper ball joint, but the damn lower ball joint and knuckle won't separate from each other so I can remove the cv axle from the knuckle and the knuckle from the ball joints.
I've done the following to no avail...
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I've done the following to no avail...
- Thread the ball joint fastener/nut back on and tried hitting it with a 4 lb. hammer.
- Used a tie rod separator and nudged it between the knuckle and lower control arm and banged the separator with the 4 lb. hammer.
- I've nudged the tie rod separator between the lower control arm and knuckle and tried using my floor jack to press up on the separator to pry it.
- I've used the 4 lb. hammer and banged the knuckle to try and knock the lower ball joint loose.
- And lastly, I tried banging the upper part of the knuckle downwards.
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