daft strut/ball-joint issue

[saxo_mike]

took my struts off the ball joint and on again a million times

as i was fitting my new shafts today for some reason i couldn't get the ball joint to go into the female on the bottom of the strut

i tried sticking a circle file in and grinding it and levering open the hole where with a chisel but couldn't get it in for anything

any ideas?

[LeeM]

why cant you get it in?

[saxo_mike]

why cant you get it in?

not a clue it just keeps sitting just inside it and no sliding up no matter were i move it

[gavin_t]

stick a flat blade screw driver in where you took the bolt out to lever it out a bit maybe

[saxo_mike]

sorted it all now, i ended up having to take off the wishbone, putting it together then sticking it all back on the car as one piece