Jim:
Thanks for the tip! Printing it out now to add to my list of How-To's.
Best Regards
David Sosna
TIGEROOTES@aol.com wrote:
>Tom,
> I NEVER use a pickle fork on Sunbeam lower ball joints. Lift one
>corner of the car in the air. Remove that wheel. Turn the steering to the
>side to
>get access from the front. Loosen the ball joint top nut a turn and a half.
>Take a Propane or Mapp gas torch with a small flame tip and quickly heat the
>area of the stub axle carrier, right where the taper of the ball joint is
>held. SMACK that flat vertical surface with a large ball peen hammer ...
>squarely. It will POP loose, but stay retained by the nut. It may take one
>hit or it
>may take a dozen hits. Remove the shock absorber and (you will probably have
>to) remove the sway bar. Lower the car, putting the bottom of the 'A' arm on
>a wood block. Remove the loose top nut. Lift the car again, just a bit, to
>separate the axle carrier from the ball joint taper ... not too high, as to
>lose the (captive) front coil spring. Unbolt the ball joint rubber snubber
>and
>horizontal bolt and it is free. Reverse these instructions to reinstall it.
>Twelve minutes, tops.
>
>Jim Leach Pacific Tiger Club Seattle
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