mike89 Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 I have new wishbones and ball joints ready and waiting for my gti, although the rear bushing mount for the wishbone appears to be stuck. I'm guessing that its corroded quite severely. I've been using a hammer and flathead screwdriver to hit the metal ring where the wishbone connects to the subframe but to no avail. The ball joint is also corroded on, and there is no movement at all when trying to remove it. I have soaked both the wishbone and balljoint in WD-40 several times but I'm now out of ideas. Any help would be appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Soak in plus gas. That stuff is far more penetrating than WD40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kermit Girl Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Presumably you have managed to get the wishbone off the car and you now want to replace the rear bush? I have always found the best way to do this is to cut through the rubber with a Stanley knife (use a bar through the centre to twist and make it easier) and remove the centre portion - you can then use a hacksaw blade to carefully cut through the outer alloy portion in a couple of places - it will then just fall out! As Skezza says Plusgas is much better than WD40 and a fair bit of heat from a blowtorch also helps to free the balljoint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike89 Posted January 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I got it all sorted. Thanks for the replies. I got a better penetrating fluid and a ballpoint removal prong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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