[DeTomaso] Rear Suspension Upper Ball Joint Removal "Issues"-Help Needed!- Solution Found, Thanks To All

[Chris Difani]

Guys:

Once again, the worth of the DeTomaso list proves itself. 

My only "issue" is that I fought the problem for to long before thinking to ask the list. If I would have asked as soon as I realized I had a problem, I would have saved myself a couple of hours of wasted effort. 

So, again, thanks to all of you. 

On a more general note, thanks to all the list members who have helped me throughout the past few years. Eventually I will have this car on the road! And no small part of that success is due to the help, thought, assistance, encouragement, and new friends, that I have found thru the DeTomaso email community.

Chris

Chris Difani
'73 L #5829 "LITNNG"
Sacramento, CA
Email: cdifani at pacbell.net 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Forest Goodhart" <forestg at worldnet.att.net>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 10:00 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Rear Suspension Upper Ball Joint Removal "Issues"-HelpNeeded!


> Chris,
> Look on the upright casting on the front and back inner corners you will see 
> a small bump about 3/8" diameter. Use the heaviest hammer you can handle and 
> whack those spots a couple of times and they should pop loose. I usually put 
> some sort of bar that puts some upward pressure on the upper A arm to assist 
> in this.
> Good luck,
> Forest
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chris Difani" <cdifani at pacbell.net>
> To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 5:42 PM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Rear Suspension Upper Ball Joint Removal "Issues"- 
> HelpNeeded!
> 
> 
>> Guys:
>>
>> Due to a number of reasons, I'm pulling my rear suspension uprights.
>>
>> Now I don't have any problems with the lower pivot rod, but the upper ball
>> joint. That's where I'm stuck... both literally, and figuratively. My 
>> manual
>> talks about a standard Ford tool, but I don't have one of them...whatever 
>> it
>> may be. And the upright doesn't seem to have any specific locations where
>> you're supposed to whack it, not like the front steering ball joints. In
>> fact reading my factory manual gives me absolutely zero guidance. They 
>> used
>> that all purpose phrase "take it apart"....
>>
>> So the question for tonight is; how do you remove the upper ball joint
>> without ruining the existing bootie, and ball joint? I do have the cotter
>> key removed, the castle nut turned down, and the flat washer removed.
>> Unfortunately it's still "assembled", doesn't show any signs of falling
>> apart for me.
>>
>> Do I need a graduated set of hammers? Or ???
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> Chris Difani
>> '73 L #5829 "LITNNG"
>> Sacramento, CA
>> Email: cdifani at pacbell.net
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
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>> To: <MikeLDrew at aol.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 5:55 PM
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tie Rod Booties
>>
>>
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>>>
>>> Senility: I know the subject.
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>>> You are forgiven.
>>>
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