Remove Moog Ball Joint - HELP!

[yafacio]

I have a torn boot on a lower front Moog ball joint 80767 and the standard adapter ID 2 1/4 won't fit over the bottom of the ball joint to press it out. Any suggestions? the 2 3/4 ID adapter is way to big. Liberty stuck on the lift until I can figure this out. Any suggestions or help would be appreciated!

 

[DadOSix]

your local parts store - advance - auto zone - etc should have a loaner / rental program for a ball joint kit.

of course, there is always the jackstand under the control arm and a decent 8 pound or so hammer.

 

[Trainmaster]

Clean it up, put a jack under the control arm and pound it out with a mallet.

 

[Mangate]

If it's pressed into the knuckle upside down hows a jack under the control arm going to help?

 

[JRB]

I haven't had to remove a ball joint that way yet, but i'd say it would give it a stable foundation, where more of the impact energy is transferred to the ball joint and not lost traveling through the lca.

Like a good stable base an anvil mounted to, vs just having it sitting on a bench freely.

 

[tommudd]

use the tool from the parts stores, easy to do and no missed hits and broken fingers

 

[mercdudecbr600]

FYI gotta use the 4wd ball joint tool not regular otherwise won’t fit. I got mine out by taking the entire control arm off and then using a sledge with socket to pound the old one out and to them to get new one in. If only I had know about the 4wd ball joint tool at the time I would have used that instead

 

[tommudd]

spindle off and in a vice
the rental tool works great
no control arm needing to be removed