Removing the front suspension for complete refurb. All was going well until I tried to remove the control arm to hub ball joint.
The joint has split but the shaft of the ball joint is siezed solid. I used a ball joint splitter, the type where you hammer it in, I got nowhere with this.
Today I have removed the front strut to gain better access and bought a splitter which fits over the ball joint and presses the shaft out, still no joy.
Resorted to heating the hub and tried to drive the shaft out, no movement.
Has anyone had this problem and how did you sort it.
Starting to think my only option will be to remove everything and buy a new/used hub.
Any advise appreciated
The joint has split but the shaft of the ball joint is siezed solid. I used a ball joint splitter, the type where you hammer it in, I got nowhere with this.
Today I have removed the front strut to gain better access and bought a splitter which fits over the ball joint and presses the shaft out, still no joy.
Resorted to heating the hub and tried to drive the shaft out, no movement.
Has anyone had this problem and how did you sort it.
Starting to think my only option will be to remove everything and buy a new/used hub.
Any advise appreciated