1999 Chevy S-10

1999 CHEVROLET S-10
188,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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J SEE
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I have a 99 s-10 with 188000 miles and my drivers side upper ball joint broke (the ball broke through the side of the ball joint housing) I was able to revmoe the part that was rivited to the upper control arm but have been unable to remove the stud from the knuckle. I have heated it up and that didn't help any either. I also have cut the actual ball off with a grinder as shown in the photo and have drilled out aprox. a 3/16 hole thruogh the bolt and yet it still wont budge. You can barely see where I outlined the actual stud with a marker If the pic. downloaded
Feb 13, 2008 at 3:36 PM
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MASTERTECHTIM
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this is very easy. what you have to do is get a big hammer and hit where the stud goes into the spindle, it will pop out rather easily. you have to hit it hard. hope this helps
Feb 13, 2008 at 4:45 PM
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