Worst idea ever

No need for a ball joint fork or pulling anything off the frame. Once you remove that castle nut holding your UCA to your spindle, you can whack it loose with a hammer. Hit UCA ball joint stud up and out of the spindle neck.

Don't worry, there isn't anything else holding it in, just friction.

 

I undid the top balljoint nut but left it on the threads then hit the UCA with a dead blow hammer to separate the spindle from the UCA. leave the nut on so the UCA and LCA don't for flying in opposite directions. leaving the nut on will also save the threads if you hit the joint with the hammer

also take the sway bar off it's a lot easier to work with

 

That's ok, as long as the rear wheels are still on and resting on the ground with the e-brake on. You may have to use some pieces of wood or something to gain enough lift if your jack's extended height isn't high enough

 

I took the sway bar off already I'm wondering if I take out the upper ball joint try to reconnect the lca the jack up to get the upper back in

 

if he can't get them back together now, lifting it higher isn't going to do anything.

 

pm'd you my number if you have more questions, I'm going to sleep soon. Good luck

 

I got two 2x4 on the jck and the jack is fully expanded I need a second set of hands or maybe a good nights rest the truck has been fighting me all day today

 

You can dick up the threads of the stud doing this.

The preferred method is to wack the spindle at the designated location with a hammer until the stud pops free.

Look at this picture of the spindle. On the right hand spindle, see the top mount where the balljoint is installed? Look on the right hand side of it. See the flat spot? That's there specifically to be beaned with a hammer until the ball joint pops out. No risk to threads.

Just FYI.

 

That is correct, let it all hang and then whack that sombish with a BFH on the outsite perimiter of the hole where the reinforced flat spot it (that is what it is actually for) and it will pop right off, I do them ALL the time. Super easy if you know the drill, I lift those things all the time..Its just a taper fit.

DO NOT USE A PITCH FORK FOR THIS, just hit it with the hammer..If you have issues, I do this stuff for a living, and live right down the 78 fwy from you off Civic Center drive. If you need stuff done, let me know and I can do it for pretty cheap if you need help, I work really fast and have every tool imaginable.

 

I got the other side tightened up this morning now I'm on the passenger side just got to figure a way to put the Strut lower bolt in my room mate came home last night and helped line up the drive side one