Large ball join splitter needed.

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Large ball join splitter needed.

Post by z4cAtS » Sat Jun 03, 2017 8:35 am

Hello, does anyone have a ball joint splitter I could borrow please?
Needs to fit 39mm+ diameter on the taper and 40mm jaw opening.

I am doing my front lowers and my splitter doesn't quite fit.

Many thanks


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Re: Large ball join splitter needed.

Post by PillowSmuggler » Sat Jun 03, 2017 10:08 am

Sorry Paul, last time I used mine it was too small also, and did not survive the attempts to fettle it.

I switched to a Benner, size large, and braced the components so only the ball stem got hit. Not perfect, and I damaged a boot so may not be the advice you want :?


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Re: Large ball join splitter needed.

Post by anglefire » Sat Jun 03, 2017 2:03 pm

I had to get a bigger one last weekend to split the top ball joint on my Spitfire as the small one I used on the other joints was about 3mm too small.

I bought the large laser one from Halfords - though I don't think it will be big enough for what you need.


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Re: Large ball join splitter needed.

Post by z4cAtS » Sat Jun 03, 2017 6:42 pm

Sorted now thanks, me and Mr A.Grinder came up with a solution.


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Re: Large ball join splitter needed.

Post by benp » Sat Jun 03, 2017 11:11 pm

z4cAtS wrote:Sorted now thanks, me and Mr A.Grinder came up with a solution.
:thumbright: excellent tool selection for the job


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