Cheers, will be my first quest after work tommorow. Then i can finally fit my swivel back to the fresh new ball joints :) as there is just vertical movement at the upper ball joint i suppose it will be fine to straight up torqueing it down to 110NM as its stated without holding it with the allen...

the lower ball joint is truly a a**hole :eek: As i said earlier, we had to cut it off inbetween the axle yoke and swivel hub, in order to get the hub out. The taper has not been released, so it just sits snug in there... Tried to press it out, was a bit sketchy due to the way i had to set the...

Wait, is it the same bolt as the HUB bolts? Then i got 4 spares.

Ok, do you know what bolt it is? I assume i can drive the car, as long as i don't take it full right lock? Obviously im gonna fix it asap, just gotta know what bolt it is, and get the old one out :rolleyes:

I forgot to say that i apparently broke off the "Lock stop" bolt at the hub. Whilst smacking with a sledge the back of the hub bolts i might've hit the lock stop bolt so the head flied off.. is it important??? i suppose its for stopping the wheel turning to much??? only the head of the bolt is...

Done :) used 20 mins on upper one, it did go smoother, and i didnt need a cup change. Now i gotta prep the swivel joint, press out the remains of abs and joints. Also gonna swap the axle seal, got a 36mm socket to gently tap it in. Then still awaiting my new pads and discs, also gotta fix...

Lower one fitted. It sat in the freezer for 30mins, didnt heat up the bore. I used 30 mins on it, Including finding the correct tools, also needed to swap cups mid preezing due to the size issues :D And geez, my 1/2 lazy arm flexed quite a bit :p:eek: it was hard to press it in, but manageable...

It went very smooth. Did both in 15 mins, no lie. I bought one of thoose 150€ c press kits. So got alot of cups, and it went very smooth!! Now just crossing my fingers that bore is not to big i guess!

welp, got help by my dad. He took them with an angle grinder. Upper one was easy to cut with an angle grinder, but the lower one was abit more narrow space, but it worked! so my swivel joint is free. but i need to press out 1 of the remainings of the joint, and then shear of the nut on the...

well, it was that.. i dont have one :D and im a milwaukee guy. i guess i’ll have to buy one :confused: Or maybe i could loan one, time will show. Whered best to cut it? Not too much accesibility to the nut, is it best to cut it inbetween joint and axle?

Well, so yeah. The balljoint 6mm Allen key is rounded :D So can't get the nut off since the ball joint just spinning around :rolleyes:

i had eye protection whilst chisseling yes. After i made a small gap around the whole hub, i then took the brakedisc on and used a sledgehammer from behind. tbh, i've been buggered to much with getting dirt/rust on my eyes whilst working underneath the car, or just exploding the rust and dirt...

Hub is out. Gotta remove the upper balljoint nut then swivels off. Upper balljoint is spinning around so gotta get a umbrako and a spanner.

Its coming slowly, estimated time 1.2 years about that doing it parallel so it wont jam itself, my answer to that is Yes. I will focus on the lower part now, and it should unbugger itself :rolleyes: Just haven't really gotten anyting to bite at the lower part, maybe i should've grinded a small...

I bought a bigger chissel, got some washers, took the brake disc on etc, tightend it fully down to the hub and smacked it from behind. I can't say it did anything, i just have a tiny gap somewhere between the hub and the swivel joint, but it does not seem to grow any.. Also purchased a better...

I'll first do datateks strategy, then i'll do the brake disc, then i'll do the puller. Can't lose the hammer streak. I know the 3 legged puller will 100% save me for alot of effort and work, but it costs like 40$ also so.... if not more idk might even be less.. I dont really have a torque bar...

Okay, cheers, will try this before the brake disc method. Sounds great!

Ok, i'll try to ground down a bit for the wedge to be seated nicely, you don't ground down at the bolt bosses right? but right beneath/besides them i assume?

Thats the thing i've done from start, using 2 different sizes of chissels and 1 small screwdriver, i just can't seem to "wedge it in" When i'm hammering, i am just deforming the metals inbetween. Maybe less than 1mm gap has been created, but not along the whole, just slight around the bolt...

ok, so a plan for tomorow is to do the brake disc method (yessss!!! more smacking :rolleyes:) . use my wheel bolts and tightn it up with my impact, and use some wtf their called? washers yes :D the wheel bolts didnt quite reach all the way into the disc to let it get all the force of smack so...