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Forego the wood block. The ball joint stud is tapered, as is the hole it passes through. A couple good whacks on the side of the steering knuckle (the part the hole resides in) will break the interference fit of the tapered stud/hole and release the joint.
p.s. "a good whack" is best delivered by a 3# hammer with as much force as you can muster while keeping control of its landing area.
EDIT: ooops... it has been so long since I've had to separate the stud end that I forget whether or not it uses a pinch bolt or tapered stud. If it uses a pinch bolt proceed with the wood block, and my apologies.
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Last edited by Beav; 09-09-2005 at 11:44 PM.
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