# Lower ball joint rusted in place **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** hyundai, elantra, ball-joints\ **Created:** [November 21, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lower-ball-joint-rusted-in-place/180787 "2021-11-21T14:54:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cearle1225\_178259](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Cearle1225\_178259](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cearle1225_178259)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lower-ball-joint-rusted-in-place/180787/1 "2021-11-21T14:54:43Z")
Hey folks, I went to remove my lower ball joint and I can’t seem to dislodge it from the control arm. I’m assuming this is rust and not a part that’s threaded as the new ball joint has no threading and neither does the old one when you look closely. I put a block underneath so the control arm doesn’t move when I try to work on it with the hammer but to no avail. Any tips here? Thanks! Chuck ---
**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lower-ball-joint-rusted-in-place/180787/2 "2021-11-21T15:24:07Z")
Could be press fitted…good luck! Could be easier to buy the whole control arm with the ball joint installed. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lower-ball-joint-rusted-in-place/180787/3 "2021-11-21T15:29:20Z")
Ball joint press. They make them for a reason. How were you going to install balljoint? Hammer? ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lower-ball-joint-rusted-in-place/180787/4 "2021-11-21T15:52:02Z")
On-car ball joint press tools can be borrowed for free at many auto parts stores. Waaay better that beating the snot out of the old and new ball joints. ---
**Author:** ![Cearle1225\_178259](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Cearle1225\_178259](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cearle1225_178259)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lower-ball-joint-rusted-in-place/180787/5 "2021-11-21T15:58:50Z")
Great, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Cearle1225\_178259](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Cearle1225\_178259](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cearle1225_178259)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lower-ball-joint-rusted-in-place/180787/6 "2021-11-21T15:59:40Z")
Good point 🙂 I’m new so that’s why I’m here. I only picked up a separator to help me free the bolt from the assembly but it looks like I missed a step haha. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lower-ball-joint-rusted-in-place/180787/7 "2021-11-21T16:13:00Z")
You did remove the cir-clip from the ball joint first? ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/b/1b12002042fec1d249bbf4ecd683f67d56716a45.jpeg) Tester ---
**Author:** ![Cearle1225\_178259](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Cearle1225\_178259](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cearle1225_178259)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lower-ball-joint-rusted-in-place/180787/8 "2021-11-21T16:26:51Z")
I did, yes. That was a pain too haha. Had to spray some rust remover and get it started with a flathead and hammer to loosen it first.