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I’m gearing up to change the lower balljoints in my 2005 Jeep Liberty. I’ve never used a balljoint press before, and the instructions included with the one I’ve borrowed aren’t exactly clear, so I’d like to clarify – when removing the old joint, the press is applying its force directly to the balljoint stud rather than the body of the joint?
Secondly, I’d like to replace the lower control arm bushings while I’m in there, and I know that a balljoint press, while not the ideal tool, can be used to do that. I just want to be reasonably sure that the bushing will come out in one piece, I don’t want the rubber to come out and leave the metal sleeve inside the arm.
If it happens that the sleeve does get left inside the arm, are there any tried-and-true ways of getting it out using regular hand tools?
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