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14th Feb, 2005 at 04:46:56pm

is it just me, or are these things a nightmare.

i spent about an hour and a half outside today with the sledge hammer, and broke the ball joint remover in the process. i ended up using a massive chisel we have been using to cut the paving slams.

surely there is an easier way!

Any ideas??

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14th Feb, 2005 at 05:27:51pm

you mean BJ splitter????

I use the 'fork' type, never have any real problems. Some of the fork types are useless however, too high a 'wedge angle' and the forks are too far apart. Far from ideal for a mini BJ.

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14th Feb, 2005 at 05:31:56pm

you have to undo the nut first.lol

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14th Feb, 2005 at 07:49:45pm

i usually do them in about 30-45mins a side

like dave said using the correct mini frendly tools helps

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14th Feb, 2005 at 11:36:11pm

Hammer the forks on the splitter back together now'n again.

If all else fails get a trolley jack inbetween top and bottom arms for a bit more pressure


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15th Feb, 2005 at 08:29:03pm

Have done really awkward ones on other cars before and gone at it full bore using loads a Wd40, bj splitter, big hammer and someone else with a big lever bar on bottom/top arm. Even if they havent been touched for years there's always a way of making them surrender!!

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15th Feb, 2005 at 08:37:29pm

Give the eye that the balljoint taper locates in a good pisser with a hammer. Works a treat usually but you need a good aim and also it needs to be a pisser and not a tap......


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16th Feb, 2005 at 07:54:13am

I use a scissor type splitter. A heavy duty item that has never failed me.

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16th Feb, 2005 at 04:30:33pm

^^^ same. never had a ball joint that hasnt split after a few turns and a smack with the splitter on it.

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17th Feb, 2005 at 12:26:33pm

i use a scissor splitter and a windy gun *happy* works without fail everytime.

mines a sykes pickavant splitter from hellfords.
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