Honda painless lower balljoint separation

[nswst8]

This is great, gotta love the shadetree way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=ISY8...os=m_2_yrUcxKE

[2ndGenGuy]

Oh man, I saw Carotman post this the other day. Tried it on a CL and it worked like Magic! It was awesome!

[A18A]

not so painless, you can hurt your foot doing that. hammer ftw

[AccordB20A]

haha u have to read the writing 1st, watching just the video will make you wonder wtf is going on

[88LXi68]

I usually always separate the ball joint this way so as not ruin the boot with a picklefork and a hammer can sometimes take a while

[markmdz89hatch]

I usually always separate the ball joint this way so as not ruin the boot with a picklefork and a hammer can sometimes take a while

thanks for using the pickel fork on mine when you helped me out instead of just going this...

[2drSE-i]

thanks for using the pickel fork on mine when you helped me out instead of just going this...

He did it because he knew you weren't coming to the meet


I still say an impact hammer/chisel is better. But without air tools, this method is FTW!

[markmdz89hatch]

damn, I'm really never going to hear the end of missing all these meets am I?

Anyway, Johnny-O showed me the pitman arm puller method, which I now swear by. I also picked up a pretty decent knock-off version of the oem Honda ball-joint separator from HarborFreight, which works OK.

The Pitman Arm: (thanks again Johnny)
http://www.harborfreight.com/tie-rod...ller-1752.html

Ball-Joint Separator Tool: (I bent the shit out of this on a ball-joint for my truck which was seized up worse than bad, but it did eventually pop it free)
http://www.harborfreight.com/3-4-qua...tor-99849.html

[88LXi68]

thanks for using the pickel fork on mine when you helped me out instead of just going this...

that was like 8yrs ago when your car actually rolled under it's own power!!!

[nswst8]

Just another reason to abuse a craftsman 1/2" ratchet.

[Civic Accord Honda]

pitman arm puller > all other ways lol

[lostforawhile]

yea beating on a 25 year old cast suspension just doesn't seem like a good idea. the pitman arm puller works great, I haven't found a Honda yet where it doesn't work.

[Dr_Snooz]

Ball-Joint Separator Tool: (I bent the shit out of this on a ball-joint for my truck which was seized up worse than bad, but it did eventually pop it free)
http://www.harborfreight.com/3-4-qua...tor-99849.html

I have one of these I got from Napa. It's worked well, but it's getting kinda bent. I'm definitely going to give this method a try next time.

[car6289]

I wonder if Harborfreight has any of those shitkicker shoes the guy in the video is wearing. Must get me a pair for my next front end tear apart.

[stat1K]

I have one of these I got from Napa. It's worked well, but it's getting kinda bent. I'm definitely going to give this method a try next time.

i have one from ebay and it's never bent but what did happen was the bolts that connect the middle piece sheared off, i just put in some new grade 10 bolts with locknuts and washers and it works good as new. mine has a big long handle on it though not like the h-f one.

i personally have never had an issue with mine, never torn a boot.

[2ndGenGuy]

If you're worried about your 25 year old cast control arms, maybe you shouldn't be driving on them.

[2drSE-i]

If you're worried about your 25 year old cast control arms, maybe you shouldn't be driving on them.

I'm almost positive they are talking about the ball joint seperators bending, not the arms themselves.

[nfs480]

I only use Pitman tie-rod pullers on mine, it literally takes less than a minute and it's so easy.

[lostforawhile]

If you're worried about your 25 year old cast control arms, maybe you shouldn't be driving on them.

just no point in beating on the suspension when a 15 dollar tool will remove both the tie rod ends and ball joints easy

[2ndGenGuy]

But when you don't have the tool, I don't honestly believe the socket is going to be any more stress than a puller arm. It's just one quick motion.

[nswst8]

I have a box full of bent wrenches and other self made tools for specific jobs. This is just an ingenius method of popping the lower balljoint using leverage. "The shadetree way."

[stat1K]

^ this is the truth, but i don't know of a time when i DONT have my puller lol... i ride with a full set of tools for suspension, brakes, engine, etc... i could pull my head off and replace a head gasket on the go lol...

[SFCA1987lx]

I still prefer using a hammer. 5-10 nice hard knocks on the cast iron isnt going to hurt anything.