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billy_t15
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18th Apr 11 at 18:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i have a classic mini and ive tried to replace the ball joints, one is stuck, where its tapped in it wont come out ive undone the bolt and ive wacked it loads but still nothing

has anyone got any tips or any body reccomend a decent penetrating oil?
Alex_Rally
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18th Apr 11 at 18:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
get some heat on it
billy_t15
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18th Apr 11 at 18:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
blow torch?
dean101287
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18th Apr 11 at 18:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It hasn't got a cir-clip on it has it?
Jed D
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18th Apr 11 at 19:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
give a good soak in loads of wd40 for some time then as billy_t15 said, blow torch


get some pix up of the mini, lovely cars.
SR91
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18th Apr 11 at 19:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
WD40 + Blow torch?
Nath
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18th Apr 11 at 19:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by SR91
WD40 + Blow torch?


And film it
Jed D
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18th Apr 11 at 20:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
rites! as long as its left to soak for ages, it wont expload. the wd40 will just burn away hella quick but will have soaked in well


[Edited on 18-04-2011 by JedDy]
shetlandcorsa
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18th Apr 11 at 20:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
make sure u drill a hole in the top of the ball joint first! i know a guy who lost a knuckle when heating it!
LeeM
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19th Apr 11 at 07:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
scissor jack right on the point of the joint and whack it side on
ada_corsa
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19th Apr 11 at 08:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Heat it up loads then get a bar to apply pressure, then tip some cold water on it. Works for me and it worked to get a fly wheel off a mini.
billy_t15
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19th Apr 11 at 18:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no circlip just a nut and washer, the drivers side came straight out with one wack, but ive soaked the passenger side in wd40 for ages and ive wacked it so much its deformed, still not come loose
Gary
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19th Apr 11 at 19:03   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Bigger hammer.
Jed D
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getting some pix of this mini up then...?
ar corsagsi
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19th Apr 11 at 19:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Get a ball joint splitter works every time for me
billy_t15
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19th Apr 11 at 21:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I had the cup type splitter, still didn't work
AshWatson
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19th Apr 11 at 21:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Gary
Bigger hammer.


^ this
if that fails some elbox grease and your back into it ?
being an apprentice whenever im smashing out a ball joint at work if it takes more than 1 hit all other techs screaming across workshop "bigger hammer" or "fuking hit ya big girl !"

you'll get there with it mate lol
Generation
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19th Apr 11 at 22:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I had one like this on my corsa, one side was fine, other I had to use two different ball joint spilitters in the end.

I can't even remember technique i used

/pointless post
DaveyLC
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20th Apr 11 at 06:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hit the hub casting around the threaded bit not the threaded bit it's self and hit it like a man not a girl.

 
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