Minnesota Focus Owners Club

Heads up to anyone intending to replace control arms/balljoints....have some drillbits handy, pinch bolts do not come out easily.

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Just buy the control arm from Steve. Way easier and no hassels.

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PBZX3 wrote:Just buy the control arm from Steve. Way easier and no hassels.

Oh, the control arm was fine, the pinch bolt was rustwelded to the knuckle.

All the other bolts came out beautifully, that's the joy of a good 18v cordless impact.

Two words AIR HAMMER.

That's it, you can get a Wal-mart special for under $30.00 and it'll get those out of there in no time.




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FORDSVTPARTS wrote:Two words AIR HAMMER.

That's it, you can get a Wal-mart special for under $30.00 and it'll get those out of there in no time.




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Tried it, no love....

tgnorman wrote:

FORDSVTPARTS wrote:Two words AIR HAMMER.

That's it, you can get a Wal-mart special for under $30.00 and it'll get those out of there in no time.




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Tried it, no love....

SINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!you were using it wrong. i can shoot dem sombews bout 30-40 feet with mine

I had the same issue when I replaced my control arms. Spent an entire day JUST on the pinch bolts using every tool known to man, including an air hammer. At the end of the day all I wound up using was a bottle of MAP gas and a BFH, came out like butter


Greg