07-18-2021, 10:15 PM
The most brilliant thing I've learned about DIY vehicles in years was an old youtube guy showing how to replace unit front wheel bearings on a fwd car. Throw away your ball joint and tie rod separators that always tear up the joint, even if you're replacing something else. Just whack the casting the taper is seated in a few times with a 2-lb hammer. Very carefully, don't hit the part you're removing.
Yeah, sure. After 250,000 miles and 25 years of winter salt and summer mud.
POPPED RIGHT OFF! Every damn one of them! Ball joints, tie rods, steering knuckles. Less than half-dozen strokes, not even really swinging it. It was harder getting the pins out than removing the tapers. And went back together perfectly; the alignment shop said it was spot-on after the job.
THAT's not in the manual either--
