[Vwdiesel] Help-Ball Joint

[James Hansen]

You need a wedge or suitable sacrificial screwdriver to tap into the slot.
Joint just falls out then.  The bolt is completely out, right? Good.  IIRC
the last one I did I put a spring compressor on the strut to shorten the
strut, then the ball joint comes out easily whence the joint is loose from
the hole.
-James

>   Pry the slot open a bit.  That usually helps a bunch.  The
> other thing is
> that most times you can't pry the lower arm down in a jacked up-relaxed
> position.  You usually need to lift the strut/hub assembly a few
> inches and
> THEN pry down the lower arm.  The easiest way to pry it is with about a
> 4' bar.  lever it down against the control arm and use the body/frame
> area to pry against.
>      Loren
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