Trying to remove ball joint from an '89 Suby GL hatch, won't come loose from either the top or the bottom.
Using instructions here:
The ball joint is 'upside down', that is, the ball part is mounted in the steering knuckle and the stem (bolt) is in the lower control arm. I can't get anything in to pry open the steering knuckle because the lower control arm, brake line and sway bar are in the way. So I figured I'd press the stem out, but that doesn't work either. I tried heating the bushing on the control arm but that didn't help. A ball joint seperator was no help either.
I put so much pressure on the press the bottom of the bolt mushroomed out a little.
Any ideas?