Front ball joint spacers

[The Lovely Boyo]

Hello,

Just went to fit my front ball joint spacers and have a question.

The four small studs that hold the joint to the upper A arm are a very tight fit in the ball joint (its all come apart OK)

Are the studs rusted into the ball joint or are they a press fit?

Either way, do I have to remove the whole ball joint to get the studs out or is there a way to get them out on the car.

regards

just thought, I could put it back together, and whack each one out in turn

[stormforce]

Hello,

Just went to fit my front ball joint spacers and have a question.

The four small studs that hold the joint to the upper A arm are a very tight fit in the ball joint (its all come apart OK)

Are the studs rusted into the ball joint or are they a press fit?

Either way, do I have to remove the whole ball joint to get the studs out or is there a way to get them out on the car.

regards

just thought, I could put it back together, and whack each one out in turn

i think they come out Andrew as you would need longer bolts won't you to go thru the spacer aswell

[stormforce]

have a read here Andrew http://www.hiluxsurf.co.uk/forums/sh...+joint+spacers

[AndyLala]

do any of the images here help?

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/...ntSpacer.shtml

[The Lovely Boyo]

Oh, well. Looks like I'll have to put the ball joint into a vice and squeeze them out.

I don't want to damage the joint (as per the guy in the write up)

Thanks guys