Which BallJoint Tool to use?
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What did you guys use to remove your ball joints when changing struts? I went to AutoZone and they have 2 different size pitarm pullers which I know some have used and they also rent a ball joint press which looks like a C clamp. I have heard the Pickle Fork work for some but tear the hell out of the boot.
I'm not sure what would be the best/safest to use without tearing the boot, I need to reuse the LCA's and UCA's for a few more months before I replace them.
Any recommendations?
Hear is the BallJoint Press which I can rent
![](http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/tidalwavetiburon/AP-7865.jpg)
This is the bigger Pitarm Puller and the second picture is the samething just smaller
![](http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/tidalwavetiburon/KD-2289.jpg)
I'm not sure what would be the best/safest to use without tearing the boot, I need to reuse the LCA's and UCA's for a few more months before I replace them.
Any recommendations?
Hear is the BallJoint Press which I can rent
![](http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/tidalwavetiburon/AP-7865.jpg)
This is the bigger Pitarm Puller and the second picture is the samething just smaller
![](http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/tidalwavetiburon/KD-2289.jpg)
![](http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/tidalwavetiburon/LIS-41900.jpg)
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You can't just remove the balljoints and replace them easily on our LCA. It requires a lot more work than using that tool from what I've been told.
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So just unbolt the upper control arm from the assembly and secure it with some rope and just remove the strut?
I'm so glad I bought the Hydraulic spring compressor from harbor freight that will save tons of time.
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When I did my dads struts the spring compress I had was a royal PIA so I had a $100 GC to Harbor Frieght so I decided the hydraulic is the way to go and it is one of the few tools I dont have . I have a 300lb electric Impact wrench.
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![](http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/tidalwavetiburon/51UxtKDW9FL_SS400_.jpg)
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This is the one I just recently purchased
![](http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/tidalwavetiburon/31Z2VV4FD1L_SS400_.jpg)
I always wonder why in the manual it tells you not to use and impact wrench?
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The end links have a female hex end! That pretty much eliminates the spinning. Box end and Allen wrench=five minutes.
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Well that was one of the most frustrating times of recent memory lol. So I got my boots and bumpers in from RockAuto today and I started to replace my struts. Once I EVERYTHING off of the front drivers side I put the new bumper on and guess what...........................IT THE WRONG FREAKING ONE!!!! RockAuto sent me the boots
so now I already have everything apart so I decided to make a temporary Stop from 2" round solid rubber until I can get new boots and stops.
I called EVERY garage, store etc and every place has to order them. Now to make matters even more annoying I noticed that my Lower ball joint and Tire Rod are leaking grease along with my caliper dragging.............I just cant freaking win
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It time for me to have a case of Corona.
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I called EVERY garage, store etc and every place has to order them. Now to make matters even more annoying I noticed that my Lower ball joint and Tire Rod are leaking grease along with my caliper dragging.............I just cant freaking win
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It time for me to have a case of Corona.
Last edited by Sup2jzgte; 05-20-09 at 03:47 PM.
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