Discovery A Frame Ball Joint Removal
Just looking for some tips on how i remove the rear a frame ball joint safely at home so i can give it to a mate who will put the new ball joint in as i don t have a press at home then when that s don.
Discovery a frame ball joint removal. There are some excellent online walk through guides out there however some specify jacking at the chassis rails then raising the axle some specify jacking. Discovery 2 1998 2004 range rover p38a 1994 2002. Ball joint removal tool originally posted by dewald scholtz eventually after a few failed attempts i made a rectangular frame out of thick angle iron and used a few short pieces of hollow bar plus a 6 ton jack and hammers to get the job done. If the ball joint is the only suspect undo the retainer plate bolts remove the big nut if you can then seperate the aframe at the diff end by removing the bolts.
If the aframe bushes are suspect its the same deal but pull the bolts that mount it and press out the bushes. Ex 2000 discovery 2 es v8 icelandic blue sold 1 09 2017 ex 1996 discovery 1 v8 5 speed willow green. Press or hammer out the ball joint then replace. Land rover swivel ball joint kit adaptor set including press frame adaptor ring.
But got the a frame off eventually an been to get some new tools half inch nuckle joint 2 quid ball joint seperator 2 quid and a stubby 30mm socket guess what 2 quid oh an pack of hack saw blades 2 pound 50 should do the trick for puttin it back together but not with the hack saw blades though.