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Originally Posted by scubacat
Did you not remove the pinch bolt?? That bolt goes through a 'keyway' in the ball joint stud that locks it in place. You must remove that bolt!
And yes, reattach the two bushings to the subframe and then use that leverage to pry out the ball joint. Push down on the angled arm (the one that goes to the front corner bushing). In my case, even my biggest pry bar wasn't strong enough to break it loose, hence the section of steel pipe.
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I didn't remove the pinch bolt. I didn't think it would be required to remove it all the way... so I just backed it back about 3 threads worth. So...... there's one thing wrong... I gotta take that out apparently. I still don't see why, but maybe I will once I get it out. Gotta get this van out of the garage. Taking up whole garage and we're having to park under the trees outside.
Thanks for the procedure for the ball joint (everybody). Once I get everything reattached I will report my success or failure.
