-I have a 96 ford taurus that we are trying to replace the drivers side lower ball joint on but it will not seperate from the control arm we have tried everything we can think of from pb blaster, a sledge hammer and air hammer and a pickle fork but it will not come out i think the reason the pickle fork wouldnt work is that there is so much play in the ball joint that all it does when using the pickle fork is flex dont know what else to try but to remove the control arm with the ball joint and take it in but who knows how hard that will be and my boyfreind has lost his patience so any suggestions would be helpful P.S we dont have a torch so we cant use thatyou did take the nut off did,nt you? place a jack under the control arm and take a big bar and lift up on the ball joint while someone pounds the pickle fork between the ball joint and control arm.
You will need to borrow a ball joint separator. This tool puts a lot of gradual force on the ball joint to separate it.
You've already wrecked the assembly by mushrooming the steel with a sledgehammer. Take it to a front end shop before you do more damage or kill yourself.
Just did this on a 99. Both ball joints where impossible to remove and I have all the right tools. Finally cut through the control arm and into the ball joint stud with a cut off wheel. That went really fast. Then I replaced the ball joint AND the control arm. You can pick up a Dorman control arm on amazon for about $60. That's half the price of a Moog. So when you're done, you'll have a stiffer ride due to the new control arm bushings and new ball joints. The only other way to do it is to remove the entire steering knuckle and the control arm and take it to a shop to press it out. I think that's more work than just replacing the control arm. BTW, I had to lower the engine cradle to get the control arm out on the passenger side. On the drivers side I also had to remove the transmission mount and jack up the tranny to get the front control arm bolt out.
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