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Originally Posted by jgrow
Got the nut off the lower bolt of my old coilover. Then, i couldn't back out the bolt. It would twist but not back out. I tried a little brut force with a mallet...nada. Anyone else experience this?
Next, I decided to focus on the ball joint at the top of the spindle to give myself a break on the coilover. After 20mins I got the c-clip popped off but couldn't bang the ball joint out. Is there a tool for this??
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Got plenty of suggestions but it's getting late...short version:
The lower bolt doesn't like to move if it's loaded at all by the coilover. Right now the c/o is forcing the arm down via the bolt. Stick a crowbar in there and pry the lower arm down just a hair and the bolt will slip right out. Be very careful the bar doesn't slip.
The ball joints must, absolutely must, be removed with a press tool. I used a 30mm deep socket, you can also use a specific press tool from Total Chaos, it's about 12$ or so and worth the money for the headache it solves.
Where in CO? Maybe some of us could give you a hand.
-Sean