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And the answer for me was to get a pickle fork with the biggest hammer in my garage and wham, bam, thank you mam, .....it popped apart. I generally hate to use the brute force method, but the situation seems to require it. If you wanted to save the ball joint, then the Alfa tool would be necessary a...

I've looked at doing this but there is not enough room to get a seperator on the joint. I'm sure plenty of folks have tackled this. What is the best way?
Thanks...

I have an 85 GTV6 with a rebuilt original transaxle with new syncros and bearings. I have been using Redline 75w90ns and it works just fine. The "ns" means no slippage modifiers have been added. According to the back of the bottle, this is the right formula for manual transaxles without Li...

Just for an update.............The screwdriver method worked like a champ. All you need is a some sort of a wedge with a sharp enough leading edge to get started in joint. One you get it to start moving, you have it whipped. The next problem is getting the new ball joint installed, and boy does it s...

OK....sounds like I need to apply more persuasion to the ball joint. I will go back and use the puller again to apply pressure to the top stud and then try the wedge technique. I appreciate the pictures and the help......this is a great forum.

Mark

85gtv6- I thought this would be a piece of cake.....I separated the lower tapered shaft no problem.....broke the nut loose on top and figured the ball joint could be tapped out with a brass hammer hitting the stud from the top while the A-arm was braced with a small jack underneath. I've used a 3-ja...