Stud on from ball joint will not come out

2000 GMC JIMMY
170,000 MILES • V6 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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BENSON@333
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My ball joint snapped while driving and i can't get the stud out from where it broke off. I got the nut off below but the stud wont come out. What do i do?
May 11, 2020 at 11:57 AM
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STEVE W.
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They can bind in the taper really tight. Usually I'll get them free using 2 large hammers. You put one hammer on one side of the knuckle where the stud passes through. Then give the opposite side a good hard hit. The idea is that the impact squeezes the hole and deforms it for a moment and it comes loose. Another option would be to use a torch to heat it up, the MAPP gas torches you can get in hardware stores will work for that.
May 11, 2020 at 1:29 PM