It's the control arm ball joint that I'm trying to separate from the steering knuckle. I've tried pickle forks too. They didn't budge it, but really tore up the ball joint boot. I guess I'll keep trying.
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Originally Posted by flyingmachine
which ball joints? lower control arm, tension strut, or tie rod. For tie rod, you can use pitman arm puller. It's a u-shape puller. For tension strut ball joint, you can use slide hammer or you can just unbolt the other side of the tension strut and hammer on the strut to make the ball join come out of steering knuckle. If it's control arm one, BMW tool (similar to the ball joint separator you're using) will make it very easy. But most people just use fork type ball joint separator to hammer it out. Remember to unbolt the other side first. It worked for me too. I also successfully used 2 jaw puller and impact wrench to squeeze the control arm ball joint out. But I would say fork type separator with a 3lb hammer is the easier way.
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