Originally Posted by Master Yodub
Yeah, I was going to replace my axle...but couldnt get the balljoint separated from the LCA for some reason...never happened before. I usually just beat on the LCA with a hammer, and use a jack on the LCA/balljoint to get them apart.
I could hardly get the lower balljoint to separate with the pickle fork, so I don't think banging on it with a hammer would be any more effective. I couldn't even get the drivers side lower balljoint to separate with the pickle fork, so I had to dislodge the tie rod and upper control arm balljoint to get the axle out.