Easily Remove Ball Joint From Knuckle! #Shorts

This trick works great to pop a ball joint from an arm or a socket like in a knuckle. It can be used to remove both sides of a ball joint. In this video I demonstrate pulling a Subaru ball joint from the knuckle. Even when very rusty, this works well. It helps to spread the ball joint clamp a bit before attempting. Hope this helps!

[nevinkuser]

I actually like hammering control arms. They deserve it.

[iitomll]

I think the rust was the only thing keeping that ball joint in there 😂

[KingZaos]

Holy shit. 5 hours in and this is the thing that finally worked. Thanks

[StrongFreeLovin]

That's a nice idea, I was struggling with this, trying jacking it up and hammering but this seems much better.

[mdpminc]

Spent hours trying to remove the original LH ball joint out of 08 SubOutb, saw the original video and had them both out in 15min. Brilliant !

[fryreartechnology]

Rust!!! Omg so much rust😳
Side note I love in Arkansas below the rust line😂

[TheDrunkardHu]

I do not envy that entire scenario of rust and so on. GGs.

[Trials-and-Tribulations]

Can just a long pittsburgh prybar work too?
I have 2006 subaru👍

Great tips 👍☕

[jonnyp]

I've had a pick axe like that for 10 years, now I know why! Ball joints!

[tinkmarshino]

Slick as heck son... well done.. well done indeed...

[alternnrg]

2011 Subaru Outback and rust just kicked my *s$... getting that ball joint loose from the steering knuckle.

This technique and video short saved the day!
Definitely do it this way!

I have to lift, wedge and drop several times with two pickle forks shimmed/ wedged in that space.

Caution with spreading that cast knuckle with a chisel or flat screwdriver as a wedge. You don't want to break it.

[Horizonchronicles.]

Also it can work with tuning forks amazing

[JosephGoins-my]

I like vehicles that have split knuckles it's so easy to get them out just take the bolts out of it spread it open a little bit and Bloom

[BGinsz]

Notice he said he " spread the pinch clamp with the chisel" really fast. If you don't do that, it doesn't matter what else you do.

[MaxpeditionMan]

Trying something like this on a 2012 forester right now and it is not working :/

[robertholderman]

I never thought of that one before thank you so much .. 4 the Tip !!!
Wood wedges is what I use ..
too taugh Looo

[Mike]

I used a torch to heat up the control arm a little than I whacked the ball joint with a lump hammer. It came out very easily

[Cozmo]

Thanks was hammering like hell till I found this

[Krankie_V]

That's pretty impressive because Subaru ball joints can be a real pain!

[Jon-hidg]

love the random pick ax... I got something over here that will work