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Car Forum / Volkswagen / Water Cooled Volkswagen Cars / May 2004

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Help! Eurovan balljoint fiasco

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Bob L - 26 May 2004 02:35 GMT
I'm trying to replace the upper ball joint on my 93 Eurovan.

So far I've:

1) Released the torsion bar tension
2) Removed the lower nut and big brass hexagon thingy
3) Whacked the knuckle to separate the joint
4) Removed the retaining clip on top of the joint.

But the threaded shaft won't come free of the lower knuckle.  Does the
alignment plate need to be removed?  Or shall I whack it with the BFH  (big
freaking hammer)?

Also, the joint won't come loose from the upper knuckle.  The replacement
joint appears splined and it looks pressed in.  Shall I:

A) Use a bigger BFH and fork?
B) Something else?

Any help/technique is appreciated.  Thank you.

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Bob L - 28 May 2004 22:47 GMT
Thanks for all of the tips.  Let me count them... hmm.. zero.

I've since got it apart.  Here is what to do:

1) Release the torsion bar tension
2) Removed the lower nut and big brass hexagon thingy
3) Mark the position of the alignment adjuster.
4) Remove the bolt from the alignment adjuster
5) Removed the retaining clip on top of the joint.
6) Put a big puller around the upper control arm knuckle, being careful not
to place the jaws over the ball joint lip under the knuckle
7) Screw in the center puller shaft with all your might
8) Since it still won't budge, while it is still under pressure from the
puller, smack it real hard with hammer few times and it will blast loose.
(The puller will "push" the ball joint out of the knuckle.)
9) Place the ball joint in a vise and pound the ball joint shaft out of the
alignment assembly or use the puller and whack method again.

I still haven't figured out how to press the ball joint into the upper
knuckle while it is still in the vehicle, but I'll figure it out myself.

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Woodchuck - 30 May 2004 02:10 GMT
Can't help you much, we never have any to work on with the task you're
doing. They just don't come back after the free warranty runs out. But if
you have a repair manual the procedure should be outlined.

> I'm trying to replace the upper ball joint on my 93 Eurovan.
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