Republican leaders are starting to make decisions on how they will approach tax reform, an issue that’s equally important as health care to Republicans, and one that’s arguably even tougher to solve. Lisa Desjardins sits down with Judy Woodruff to walk through where efforts stand.
This video shows me using Harbor Freight Item 99849 to remove a Ball Joint (with it’s Control Arm Assembly) from a 2009 Nissan Cube. During the 11th minute of the video, I switched from relying on only vibration to assist in the removal, to relying on both, vibration and a chisel (used as a wedge) to assist in freeing the ball joint from its housing. Ordinarily, the ball joint is secured by a pinch bolt which pinches two tabs of the steering knuckle, together. So, with the pinch bolt removed, the technique of driving a wedge between the two tabs proved helpful in freeing the ball joint. Still, the wedge, by itself, WITHOUT Harbor Freight’s Item 99849 3/4″ Forged Ball Joint Separator, wasn’t sufficient to remove the car’s other ball joint. So, If you’re planning on doing this project, I highly recommend having BOTH such a ball joint separator, and a variety of hammer-able chisels, handy. And, I neglected to wear, or to even mention eye-protection; I should have been wearing eye-protection during this project.