Upper ball joint removal but its stripped

[Russ Hood]

Im so irritated. Started to remove the upper ball joint and its stripped.........what now?

 

[droptop]

https://www.ebay.com/i/222668659819...19&pmt=1&noa=1&pg=2386202&algv=DefaultOrganic

 

[Russ Hood]

Thanks! Just wondering how to get the thing off.

 

[Russ69Runner]

Get the grinder and cut the nut off. What a job these thing's can be. Take a brake and then go back at it.

 

[Russ Hood]

Get the grinder and cut the nut off. What a job these thing's can be. Take a brake and then go back at it.

Top nut on the ball joint?

 

[droptop]

Need more info. What exactly is stripped? The nut spinning on the ball joint or the ball joint in the control arm?

 

[Russ69Runner]

Yes the top nut. Have had to cut nut's off before that where stripped. Know it is a job. But we have to do what ever it take's. Have cut them off with a torch all so.

 

[Russ Hood]

Need more info. What exactly is stripped? The nut spinning on the ball joint or the ball joint in the control arm?

Ball joint in the control arm.

 

[Russ Hood]

Yes the top nut. Have had to cut nut's off before that where stripped. Know it is a job. But we have to do what ever it take's. Have cut them off with a torch all so.

This is stripped inside the a arm. So if i cutoff its still inside the arm.

 

[69hemibeep]

Most likely the arm is shot then, the ball joint is harder steel than the arm.

 

[Russ Hood]

Its crazy i can tighten it up but when i go to loosen it just spins.

 

[69hemibeep]

Loosen it and hit it with a BFH see what happens, I think its no good anyway.

 

[1968 man]

Lol

 

[Russ69Runner]

Need Pic.

 

[Russ Hood]

Pics

 

[Russ69Runner]

Got you. Yes cant grind that off sorry. Thought it was the nut on the bottom you where talking about. Yes that is a real pain. Use the ball joint puller to push the stud out of the spindle. Then rap it with a hammer while turning the top of the ball joint. Hope that helps. It might screw out if the bolt is not connected to the spindle arm.

 

[Russ Hood]

Got you. Yes cant grind that off sorry. Thought it was the nut on the bottom you where talking about. Yes that is a real pain. Use the ball joint puller to push the stud out of the spindle. Then rap it with a hammer while turning the top of the ball joint. Hope that helps. It might screw out if the bolt is not connected to the spindle arm.

Thanks i will give that a try tomorrow

 

[droptop]

Get one of these, put the nut back on the bottom and separate the ball joint from the spindle. Then order the new upper control arms in above post because those a arms are junk.

https://www.harborfreight.com/16-in-ball-joint-separator-63420.html

 

[69hemibeep]

If won't come out attatched to the spindle. Separate it from the spindle with a pickle fork and it should come off. I do hope the torsion bars are out or loose before you get hurt.

 

[Russ69Runner]

By all means be care full. Had my K member out when doing mine. 69hemibeep has a good point their.