Tibout Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 hi guys, my steering has been awful since yesterday so i investigate sfter work and realised that all the guts of the drop arm balljoint felt apart on the street somewhere. the arm itself have to be replace as it's quite damage on the top. i've bee reading how hard it could be to get that arm off. try a puller, a big hammer and a bar and hit it hard. if these 2 methods does'nt work i'll concider cutting through the arm itself my question is can i cut it with the box insitu or will have to remove it from the landy? thanks for any advice thierry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potato head Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 I cut mine in situ. Bit of a pig to do but effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 I used a ball joint fork splitter & a lump hammer to get mine off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potato head Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 I cut mine in situ. Bit of a pig to do but effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tibout Posted December 17, 2010 Author Share Posted December 17, 2010 i'll try a puller and the big hammer first if not i'll have to cut it. did you use a small cutting disc? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 I hack-sawed mine ! It took a while but reduced the risk of damaging the splines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tibout Posted December 18, 2010 Author Share Posted December 18, 2010 i was thinking of that i might start with the grinder and finish with the hacksaw.is it hard to put the new arm on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frax Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Cut most of the way through with a 1mm cutting disk then try pullers again, a little heat also helps but watch what you heat. I have even left the pullers on all night under tension and in the morning found that the thing has jumped off. If you know any one with hydraulic pullers that will also help. Good Luck - they are a pig to do. Frax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potato head Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 i'll try a puller and the big hammer first if not i'll have to cut it. did you use a small cutting disc? thanks It was a small disc - maybe 2'' diameter - in an air tool on a smallish compressor. Took a while waiting for the compressor to recharge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voevod Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 I was lucky enough to be able to just batter mine out with a big hammer and long chisel,had the option of putting heat on it but was unwilling to put it anywhere near the outer seal...just remember to slather the new one in copper grease before fitting it,thwen you won't have the same problem when it needs changed again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 You can replace the balljoint in situ. Check out the tech archive.... Les Henson did anthread on it some time ago.. Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will4x4 Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 to get my arm off in situ i used a solid bar and lump hammer took about 20mins of constant hitting..you think it wont come then suddenly it pops off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyNissanPrairie Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 i took my first one off by removing the whole box completely from the truck and pressed it off in my works' 60ton press, it went with about 19/20ton of force IIRC. The 2nd one I did with a 2 arm hydraulic puller which only just managed, the box had been removed again. Whatever method you use-just bear in mind the needle bearings/seals in the bottom of the housing and any forces/heat you may end up applying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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