ball joint tool

[mikiep1986]

 well as the title says my dad needs to sort out ball joints for mot ? just wondering what tool i need and how they work really lol

 cheers mike

[V8MoneyPit]

Use this style....

http://www.toolspot.co.uk/product/tie-rod-end-lifter

They are far nicer than the wedge type that you just bludgeon (what a great word!!) between the joint and the arm. Like this.....

http://www.toolspot.co.uk/product/short-forked-ball-joint-seperater

[Skibum346]

Mikie,

There are two kinds... a simple cast steel fork type that you place in the middle part of the joint and whack with a "technical adjusting tool" or hte more refined (for those of us with a sensitive nature) clamp & screw type. See the images below for reference.

The Less Technical Variety


The More Technical Variety!

Other versions are available but the type above works on pretty much all Landies.

Choose yer weapons...!

good luck

Skibum

[MuddyMike]

All you need is a couple of hammers. Hold a heavy lump hammer one side of the area that the taper passes through. Then thack the other side with the other one. Four or five good hits and the taper comes free. I have never owned a balljoint tool and have never felt the need for one.

Mike

[carbore]

I would go for the Do up jobbies rather than a fork or whacking it. Maybe on a Lady the brutal types work ok, but it you want something you can use on other vehicles then get the nice ones, they are a joy to use.

Also you can use them for disassembling things off the vehicle and other jobs whereas a fork needs something solid to work against so less flexible in use.

[Range Rover Blues]

Only use the hammer-in fork type on balljoints you intend to replace.