Fitting Lower Ball Joints

How on earth do I get the rest out now? :hmm:

Dig out all of the nylon insert in the socket and weld the pin back into the balljoint housing. Get the pin in the right position or the puller won't fit, and turn the welder up nice and high if you're using a mig. We used to arc weld them back in.
 
I'm looking to replace the lower ball joints in OCC my sharkstooth 2000 & made a tool up like the one pictured above :)

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This is how it fits (before I welded strengthening pieces to the sides):

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I've tried it on a spare front strut I had & it did this to the ball joint :eek:

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How on earth do I get the rest out now? :hmm:

My 2000 has a bit of play in the o/s & I want to replace both sides' ball joints ideally. However because it has Dunlop brakes, I can't 'just' replace the strut if I get it wrong....

That the rubber boot off and weld it back in then pull it out.
 
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