help please.

[Bulldog Bri]

Has anyone got a 'Ball Joint Splitter'? they can get around to me, today if poss' I got a set of front suspension adjustable shocks to upgrade my car, but need to get them off the old units first. Cheers
Kingswood area.

[Lucky Ed]

I've got one here Bri, PM me your address and I'll pop it over

[Bulldog Bri]

BIG thanks to Ed for the loan of the Ball Joint Splitter, it did a great job.

Here's the before and after of the front upgrade



Rear shocks next week.

[Moleman]

Nice one. That should improve the handling mate. 

['The Gaffer']

What a great helpful club we have

[YellaBelly]

What is wrong with the good old 2-hammers method mate? Works for me (assuming you can get them in there of course).

I was thinking of replacing the Midget Armstrong shocks with the conversion kit which does the same as you have, but I have read a lot of horror stories about stress cracks on the Midgets because of the way they mount.

It'll be interesting to see how it improves the ride on your car mate

[Bulldog Bri]

Took the car out for a little drive this eve and it seems that the top arm must be slightly longer and has put the tracking out quite a way, so was a little unsure felt a little stiff too, so a little fiddling then off to a tyre shop for the tracking to be set right.

John I was trying the 2 hammers attack but it wasn't budging

[chris61]

Just the wrong size of hammer bri 

[Bulldog Bri]

Next size up was 'Sledge!' lol

[chris61]

Next size up was 'Sledge!' lol

That's always the right size!

[benchmark51]

But size isn't everything, technique is important too

[YellaBelly]

Next size up was 'Sledge!' lol

Operator error Bri, you need to get down the weight bay mate

[Iancider]

Two hammer technique - that reminds me of the two brick technique:

There were these two Arabs the first had a two hump camel and the second had a one humper.  The First Arab said, "You have just a one hump camel and it goes further than mine in the desert - how do you get it to take on so much water?" 

"Ah, that easy!" said the second Arab.  I take my camel to the water hole and when he bends down to drink I creep up behind with two bricks, one in each hand.  And just at the right moment -BAM!,  I smash him in the nuts - and he sucks up the whole water hole". 

First Arab "Doesn't that hurt?!!!"

Second Arab "Not if you keep your thumbs out of the way!"