Steering knuckle removal SA63 / MA61

[patrickleslie]

I need to remove my SA63 knuckles, drill them out, and fit them to my MA61 for extra drift and such.
But I can't get any of the four knuckles off!

Step 5 on this page --> MK2 TSRM On-Line

Using a press, disconnect the knuckle arm from the lower arm.

Is there a trick to this? Am I missing something? They just won't budge.

It's driving me crazy, I've been at it for a few hours now...

[rob]

keep them on the car use a fork and bash the hell out of them, it will ruin your ball joints

[patrickleslie]

it will ruin your ball joints

Ball joints are inconsequential, I was intending on replacing them anyway!

The thing is, the Celica ones are already out of a car More brute force I guess.
Thanks Rob

[CrUZida]

Hit it hard with a hammer along the length of it, and it will just 'pop' out.

[Aust162]

Hit it hard with a hammer along the length of it, and it will just 'pop' out.

^ thats the way. Bigger/heavy head hammer works best. must be metal faced. (need the vibration to break the taper) Use same method when breaking lower ball joint off the taper.

[patrickleslie]

Cheers for the suggestion Cruzida and Aust162, I did finally get them out late yesterday in a similar fashion, ended up using a 'stardropper' hammer thing and hanging the knuckle/LCA over a rock ledge in the yard

This totally deserved more than 11 words in the TSRM.

[patrickleslie]

[Jono.c]

I just hook a crowbar or spanner under it, and belt it with a hammer on the side.. Usually takes only 1 hit