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Old 05-14-2012
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Need help with ball joint

Hello..
first of all, i owe a 2002 honda civic Dx.

I was trying to remove the ball joint but only the middle parts came off...
How the hell am i supposed to remove whats left of it?
Anybody have any ideas??

here are the pictures

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Re: Need help with ball joint

im a dumbass lol i just smashed the **** out of it with a hammer
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Damn that ball joint was really shot. Use a bit of grease around the area where the new one goes to make things go together easier.
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Re: Need help with ball joint

Use a ball joint press. You can rent it at autozone. It needs to be pressed out.
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