Stuck lower balljoint

[cj80cruiser]

I understand the OP finally got it taken care of, but for anyone that searches this in the future - HEED THE ABOVE ADVICE. After years of working on salt coated cars in New England, repeated cycles of heat and PB blaster in the days leading up to the swap could prove to crack the friction that is holding the parts together. Obviously you need to give the PB time to evaporate before you add heat so you don't start a fire. That, combined with the stuff above should help avoid hammering on the suspension. Not good for parts.

I soaked everything in kroil on a daily basis 5 days prior to installation in hopes of making things easier knowing my rust issues. On most things it worked wonders for me and probably made my LBJ removal possible the way it ended up working for me.

 

[BlackCat914]

I used to think that. But no, it's not the same! :

Nothing like zipping out all the lug nuts in about 10 seconds. Install takes a bit longer than that, and of course you have to torque them...but I wouldn't trade my IR impact for a wrench. In fact, it made my LBJ job much easier.

Plus get an air hammer! Damn, that thing was priceless when I replaced my steering rack. I intend to use that quite a bit more in the future.

seriously! Having an air compressor and air tools is awesome. I don't know anyone that would honestly say they'd rather do a job with regular hand tools. :lol:

 

[LittleCaesar]

One has to love Kroil, much better than PB blaster IMHO.

If one also has ready access to air tools, it is the way to go for part removal on autos, not that old fashion elbow grease won't work.

 

[Evilmunkey]

Blaster and one Big A** Hammer if the BJ removal tool wont work

 

[Qyota]

I've actually found that Liquid Wrench in the oil form works really well too. I'm a fan of PB, but the oil seems to penetrate better. Of course, it doesn't work in all situations, especially when the only way to apply it is via spray.

 

[The4kbeast]

seriously! Having an air compressor and air tools is awesome. I don't know anyone that would honestly say they'd rather do a job with regular hand tools. :lol:

Now you do. I have a 33 gallon air compressor and pneumatic tools, and I prefer hand tools. I've broken way to many bolts and spent move time addressing damage caused by just trying to zip stuff apart. There are definitely situations where an air tool is better, but 95% of the time I just use hand tools. You get a much better feel if a bolt is stuck our about to cross thread.

 

[Evilmunkey]

certain things I use hand tools but i use my air and cordless tools alot, but since my tools make me moolah could be why i use what gets the job done the fastest. Also if you can get your hands on a can on BG In-force that is truly the best for stubborn nuts and bolts