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Thanks CUCVRUS, I'll keep that in mind. As mentioned, did not have to go hard to remove the old ball joints and still need to clean the knuckle up before I can install the new ball joints, which I will wisely press in. Thanks, Jake

Hi, Yes you ar correcct, it is not a must to remove the steering arm from the knuckle to replace the upper and lower ball joints. It does make it easier however, as then I can use my hydraulic press... which I did not need nor use to remove the old ball joints as they came out surprisingly easy...

Good morning, Used some de-rust oil and a 5LBS hammer... eventually the cones came loose one after the other and with some more hitting hard the arm came off as well. No real damage except for some hammering bruzes on the steering arm, but that thing is made to handle a lot more. Need to clean...

OK, thank you all! I'm still in Oberammergau now but will be back home tomorrow evening and give it a try then. I'll keep you posted... Thanks again, Jake

Hi, Am in the phase of fixing mechanical issues on my M1009. Need to replace the Upper and Lower Ball Joints and thus also removed the 3 nuts holding the Steering Knuckle Arm to the Knuckle. But the Steering Knuckle Arm is still rock solid attached to the Knuckle, despite beating and prying...