Ball Joint, Removing And Installing: Removing
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- The control arm is removed. Refer to CONTROL ARM, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Tighten the : T40277 in a vise with jaw protectors.
-- To protect the threads, remove the nut -arrow- from the joint pin for the ball joint until it is flush with the joint pin threads.
-- Hold the control arm by hand to prevent it from falling down.
-- Press off the ball joint from the control arm using the ball joint splitter. Do not damage the CV boot while doing this.
-- Then remove the nut and the ball joint while counterholding at the joint pin with a TX40 socket if necessary.