Yeah, I did that too. What do you suggest for removing balljoints instead? Everyone should know that knocking on them with a hammer until they drop out is completely bogus. It has never worked for me, not even once and I have done 4 axle jobs, 3 suspension jobs, and 1 clutch job.

The problem was that the ball joint is 10 years old, seized into the hub, with a ripped boot spewing grease. I wouldn't have had to replace it but it just spun when I put the nut back on, so I couldn't get it far enough up to put the cotter pin in.

I ghetto rigged it and put something between the hub and the nut to keep it tight, but it failed not more than 10 feet from my driveway. Not fun at all. h:

This is my lesson to not ghetto rig any more since I could have been going fast when it failed and it would have cost me a new suspension, body work, and possibly my car after losing control.