I will post a pic of it when the bloke who borrowed it 6 mths ago desides to return it I don't mind lending special tools but i like them returned. I think I will give him a reminder before I need it again

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They definitely are brittle. The one I bought from Super Cheeeep snapped on it's first use last night. Serves me right though. I'll buy a decent one next week.


Is it anything like the squarer ones here? http://www.technictool.com/gen.ball-joint-sep.htm

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I blame my dad for my love of minis. I think I was conceived in the back seat of one
I also blame my Dad for me being 6' 1" - not really the optimum height for driving a Mini.

there is a 2 pronged fork looking tool that you can buy form auto shop called a ball joint puller it slides in between the ball joint and the arma nd then you can just hit it with a hammer and it looses up in 10 seconds. the tools are about 12 bucks. can damage the boots on the ball joints, but if you dont need them it a good tool.

I gave this one away because they do damage the boot, and they also take up a lot of room in a toolbox (if you try to keep the place neat, there's only so much room)



Did you grease it first? Hit em up for another, I've got one here I've been using for years made by that same cheap mob supercrap supply from.

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All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

If you buy one and it breaks, take the sucker back for replacement. It's the only way they will know they are selling crap.
If it breaks too, repeat as above.

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I've done countless balljoints with the supercrap one and it's never let me down...must of gotta good one

It is a few years old though.. Circa 2005...you watch me break it next time i use it now.

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Starlet Conversion:
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15484

Apart from greasing it up before use, any suggestions for use of the splitter? eg is it better to tap the joint with a hammer in between tightening strokes of the splitter to stop the force build up in the tool at all?

Or make sure that the centre of fork part of the splitter is completely butted against the taper shaft so that just the fork tips don't take the force (I have a feeling that's what happened to mine last night) ?

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I blame my dad for my love of minis. I think I was conceived in the back seat of one
I also blame my Dad for me being 6' 1" - not really the optimum height for driving a Mini.

Yes, give the suspension arm (not the ball joint pin!) a sharp tap with the BFH once you have the joint under tension, and it'll probably pop free... just don't hit the splitter If you make the splitter do all the work, it may well break..



Yes, you absolutely have to do that otherwise you will break it. Just tap it in gently with the aforementioned BFH until it's fully seated.

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The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

the one I copied is similar to a two legged puller. The feet fit around the ball joint pin and then tighten the pivot bolts up and screw the main bolt down. The feet fit securely under the arm and if the ball joint is stubborn then hit the main bolt. the feet do not damage the rubber boot.

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