Ball Joint removal tool

[WideOpen]

Do they make a ball joint removal tool or do you just have to man handle them?

 

[BobP]

what ball joints do you need to separate?

 

[WickedFog]

There are helicopter ball joint pliers on Amazon, but quality is hit and miss. I have one and it works sometimes.

 

[WideOpen]

what ball joints do you need to separate?

Most all of them I run into are tighter than a.... Like in the suspension area from the hub carriers to the braces or up in the steering sections
I call them a ball joint - maybe a better explanation is a Ball Stud and Ball Cap - unsnapping them boogers

 

[BobP]

https://www.amazon.com/Woyisisi-Rem...refix=rc+ball+joint+separator,aps,138&sr=8-55

 

[WideOpen]

perfect - anybody ever use them, they work good?

 

[biggman100]

perfect - anybody ever use them, they work good?

I just use small needle nose pliers. They have always seemed to work for me.

 

[WickedFog]

Check these out
Align Ball Link Plier https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000IVT9AI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apan_glt_i_6A74QCSZZN25WNJ1M10E

 

[WideOpen]

They just look too thick to fit in-between the cup and whatever they are snapped up against - maybe not.