URGENT: bottom balljoint & bushes overhaul

[Mystic]

Hi guys

Im giving my wishbones an overhaul but im stuck for ideas of how to the balljoint out & the bush out.

The balljoint i assume comes out the bottom of the wishbone but iv tried to press it out with a vice & hammered to my hearts content too. Any tips?

The bush i assume i need to remove the metal tube out the middle first? Or is it a case of drilling through the rubber & pushing the whole thing out at once?

Tips, tricks & advice please. Iv got a whole workshop full of equipment at my disposal too!

:)

[SNewham]

Press the bulljoint out on a large press, you probably aren't applying enough pressure.

On the bush, use a heat gun and burn it out.

[Mystic]

Ta Scott, will give it a go.

Havin a wee lunch break atm, the balljoints an awkward one to press, ill let you know how i get on.

[l1ukeRS]

burn the rubber off with a blowtorch and it will drop out then hammer the metal outer case in on itself so it callapses and drops out, its takes a fair bit of hammering with a good hammer and a flat head screwdriver/chisel

as for the ball joint take it to a garage and get them to press it out and press the new 1's in for you they'll only charge you a £5er £10 at the most

[Mystic]

Ta Luke, got it all done eventually with only a single casualty.

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l47/DJ-Mystic/DSC_0398.jpg
It was about 50 years old too, approching retirement :sad:

The last balljoint snapped in at the same time that snapped off, bloody big vice it is too, dont let all the giant tools & nuts in the pic throw you off lol.

[Lozza_vtr]

Ta Luke, got it all done eventually with only a single casualty.

It was about 50 years old too, approching retirement :sad:

The last balljoint snapped in at the same time that snapped off, bloody big vice it is too, dont let all the giant tools & nuts in the pic throw you off lol.

Nasty. lol. :clapping: