A-frame ball joint removal

nickh75 · Jun 7, 2008

well fook me got the a-frame off took ages coz its all rusted to fook, never been touched,
an now i can't get the ball joint out the bracket,
i got it in the vice filled it full of wd40 then heated it to a million degrees,
hit it with the biggest hammer i got heated it some more, hit it even fookin harder an then kept hittin it, hoping something would break,
an after a hour of beltin the fook out of it it's moved about 2mm on one side an won't budge the other,
just sprayed it with wd40 again an it's so hot it burst it to flames but still won't move

any idea's on how to get the bastid out or shall i just go to paddocks on monday an get a new bracket

thanx in advance

nick

nickh75 · Jun 7, 2008

anyone?????

TheVengefulElephant · Jun 7, 2008

use a ball joint remover?

bustersbus · Jun 7, 2008

If yer talkin' about changin' yer ball joint,Take it to a local engineerin' place Nick and have them get the big hydrolic press onto it. It's probably the only way

bustersbus · Jun 7, 2008

And take yer new one with you so's they can push it in as well

nickh75 · Jun 7, 2008

bustersbus said:
If yer talkin' about changin' yer ball joint,Take it to a local engineerin' place Nick and have them get the big hydrolic press onto it. It's probably the only way

yes thats what i'm on about mate

takin the old ball joint out, an stuffin a new one in

bustersbus said:
And take yer new one with you so's they can push it in as well

bloody goodidea mate

bustersbus · Jun 7, 2008

nickh75 said:
yes thats what i'm on about mate takin the old ball joint out, an stuffin a new one in

bloody goodidea mate

That's the way ah did it, much easier

When ah went back to pick it up later on, the guy reckoned it took quite a bit of pressure to shift it!!!
Just remembered this fred ah posted on a while back...
http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f7/rear-frame-bushes-ball-joint-renewal-42299.html

nickh75 · Jun 7, 2008

bustersbus said:
That's the way ah did it, much easier
When ah went back to pick it up later on, the guy reckoned it took quite a bit of pressure to shift it!!!
Just remembered this fred ah posted on a while back...
[URL="http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f7/rear-frame-bushes-ball-joint-renewal-42299.html"]http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f7/rear-frame-bushes-ball-joint-renewal-42299.html[/URL]

it took about 48 tons to shift the buggerin' ball joint

48 tons

fook me

not suprised i can't shift the fooker,, thats a hell of a lot of presure,
was thinkin of takin it to werk but they only got a ten ton press

that won't shift it

that means i gotta pay now

oh well a least it won't fail the MOT for it

an sorry mate when i came to take some photo's earlyer the batteries went flat on the camera so din't get round to it,
but got the a frame off, EVENTUALLY

an been to get some new tools
half inch nuckle joint 2 quid
ball joint seperator 2 quid
and a stubby 30mm socket guess what
2 quid
oh an pack of hack saw blades 2 pound 50

should do the trick for puttin it back together

but not with the hack saw blades though

bustersbus · Jun 7, 2008

nickh75 said:
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it took about 48 tons to shift the buggerin' ball joint

48 tons fook me
not suprised i can't shift the fooker,, thats a hell of a lot of presure,
was thinkin of takin it to werk but they only got a ten ton press
that won't shift it that means i gotta pay now

oh well a least it won't fail the MOT for it

an sorry mate when i came to take some photo's earlyer the batteries went flat on the camera so din't get round to it,
but got the a frame off, EVENTUALLY
an been to get some new tools
half inch nuckle joint 2 quid
ball joint seperator 2 quid
and a stubby 30mm socket guess what
2 quid
oh an pack of hack saw blades 2 pound 50

should do the trick for puttin it back together but not with the hack saw blades though

Aye, it was quite a bit o' pressure

Why don't ye take it to yer work and give it a try? Ye never know, it 'might' work

Kinell! Are ye buyin' knock off tools?!!

just went and spent some money on a nice new torque wrench mesel'

At least the neighbour will be happy now that ah'm not ****in' off with his all the time

nickh75 · Jun 7, 2008

bustersbus said:
Aye, it was quite a bit o' pressure Why don't ye take it to yer work and give it a try? Ye never know, it 'might' work

Kinell! Are ye buyin' knock off tools?!!

just went and spent some money on a nice new torque wrench mesel' At least the neighbour will be happy now that ah'm not ****in' off with his all the time

no not knock off! but it is from the warehouse, better known as dodgy franks warehouse at ripley, got almost everything you need an cheap as fook,
and usually it's good stuff, some times he gets some **** but he does tell you it's **** and sells it dirt cheap,
nice bloke,
oh! an it's cash only

an he had some draper tourqe wenches for 20 quid last week

bustersbus · Jun 7, 2008

nickh75 said:
no not knock off! but it is from the warehouse, better known as dodgy franks warehouse at ripley, got almost everything you need an cheap as fook,
and usually it's good stuff, some times he gets some **** but he does tell you it's **** and sells it dirt cheap,
nice bloke,
oh! an it's cash only

an he had some draper tourqe wenches for 20 quid last week

Sounds like a good place

£20 quid for a Draper torque wrench!!! Just got this one...
Halfords Professional Torque Wrench 40-200Nm from Halfords Price £49.99

It was a toss up between that or a tool chest, and after lookin' at their stuff, ah decided on that!

nickh75 · Jun 7, 2008

oh buster did you take just the ball joint bracket or did you take the link arms too?????

nickh75 · Jun 7, 2008

bustersbus said:
Sounds like a good place

£20 quid for a Draper torque wrench!!! Just got this one...
Halfords Professional Torque Wrench 40-200Nm from Halfords Price £49.99

It was a toss up between that or a tool chest, and after lookin' at their stuff, ah decided on that!

that looks the biz, mine was 15 quid from argos, cheap an cheerful

halfrauds is good stuff but they don't half know how to charge

bustersbus · Jun 7, 2008

nickh75 said:
oh buster did you take just the ball joint bracket or did you take the link arms too?????

just took the bracket Nick, had the arms off seperate when ah did the bushes.

bustersbus · Jun 7, 2008

nickh75 said:
that looks the biz, mine was 15 quid from argos, cheap an cheerful
halfrauds is good stuff but they don't half know how to charge

Only reason ah went for that one was because ah was warned against cheaper versions and it's got a lifetime guarantee (like that means owt!

) and the Halfrauds proffeshonal range is meant tae be ok

nickh75 · Jun 7, 2008

bustersbus said:
just took the bracket Nick, had the arms off seperate when ah did the bushes.

thought so, it's just that i put the arms back on now, i'll just have to take em back off, mind you it will make it a bit easyer to carry i suppose

bustersbus · Jun 7, 2008

nickh75 said:
thought so, it's just that i put the arms back on now, i'll just have to take em back off, mind you it will make it a bit easyer to carry i suppose

Aye ah reckon

nickh75 · Jun 7, 2008

only got he shocks to do after this,
think i got everything for that, but then i thought i'd got everythin for a-frame

oh! then i'll have a look at the swivel housing

bustersbus · Jun 7, 2008

nickh75 said:
only got he shocks to do after this,
think i got everything for that, but theni thught i'd got everythin for a-frame

If ye're buyin' a kit for the shocks, make sure ye've got the proper bushes for them. Them pics ah stuck up before of the bushes ah had left were no good for the shocks ah'd bought! Luckily enuff the new shocks came with new bushes. If ye're goin' for standard shocks, and ye need the ones ah've got, give me a shout and ye can have what's there... might be two wee bushes missin' tho'

nickh75 · Jun 7, 2008

bustersbus said:
If ye're buyin' a kit for the shocks, make sure ye've got the proper bushes for them. Them pics ah stuck up before of the bushes ah had left were no good for the shocks ah'd bought! Luckily enuff the new shocks came with new bushes. If ye're goin' for standard shocks, and ye need the ones ah've got, give me a shout and ye can have what's there... might be two wee bushes missin' tho'

nice one thanks for the offer buster

you earned that lz tenner

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