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jjohnson1388
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Feb 26, 2008, 10:02 PM

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I posted in cavalier forum but aint gettin much help. Im reaplacing my lower control arm in the front (i hit a burb, bent it). I got the ballstud joint out of the knuckle. I got all the bolts out on the frame. I raised up the big rotor thing up with a jack. My control arm is wiggling and jerking left and right and up and down easily. We just cant get it to come out, were prying and prying and it wont come out. we dont understand b/c it wiggling so bad and shifting alot back and forths. Help please guys.

Oh ya, weve pried on it, pulled on it, put a chain on it, put a come along on it. and sprayed both joints or areas with pb blaster.

way2old
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Feb 27, 2008, 5:35 AM

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Is there anyway you can post a picture of exactly how you are doing this? It should pull out. I did one yeras ago and it was hard to remove also.

Being way2old is why I need help from younger minds

jjohnson1388
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Feb 27, 2008, 11:03 AM

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its shaped like this \l and the wheel got pushed back, so the left arm is bent up like a Z.

-The left arm wants to move around in there free left and right.

-But the right arm seems to be hung up on the left side. The right side of the right arm wants to come out. It comes out maybe half inch but the left side does not want to come out.

-the thing wiggles like crap yet that its acting like sumtin is holding it in. Where about ready to saw zaw it in half and pull the loose arm out and worry about the stuck one.

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