iceblue

Well the GTU is stranded on the side of the road :-P Waiting for dad to get home so I can get the truck and trailer the car back here.

Aparently the ball joint broke :-/ enough where she cant drive it home. So befor I get started on that does anyone know a good place off hand to get the replacement part? Any tips as well?

Icemark

most better auto parts stores have them, as well as Mazda

iceblue

Well im into it and have 1 issue.

I cant get the spline end of the ball joint out! I have the lower part out and the screw out on the spline I beat a big screw driver into the clip part to open it some and beat hard as I could with as much room as I have with a 3lb sledge on it I also used a chisel/impact peg and beat onto that no budge at all. So what’s the secret?

bschnard

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I used lots of TC11 solvent to break up the rust and corrosion on mine. Then used a tool that was made for pushing the pins out that I got at Harbor Freight. For me the TC11 worked better that liquid wrench or any of the other solvents out there.

bschnard

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Oh, and Victoria British has ball joints for a reasonable price and their service is great.

iceblue

I am swaping the joint from my parts car. Somehow I gota get it on road tonight :-/ car show in the morning and the joint broke last night. None of the auto parts stores had any in stock.

I will order a full set and that tool from them monday :-) any other tip of how you beat it out or anything for now?

iceblue

Well I guess no show for me. No matter how hard I hit them it will not move I will just have to order the puller

iceblue

Allright I got it. Dad laughed at me said you have to use a fork, I said we dont have a air hammer, he said there is a fork on the bottum of the big snapon tool box use the sledge so I did, then beat it from the top with a chissle thingy and hammer and it poped out. Don't get me wrong I had to hit HARD meany times was a paint but ehh it is all fixed. :-p