Trying to find the best/easiest method of removing the front upper ball joint.

..as I tried to ratchet it up a couple of threads and snapped the bolt!!
 RRS 2.7 HSE Stornoway Grey
P38 4.6 HSE V8

You mean this one? Is the upper suspension arm still on the car?




 2010 TDV8 - current - my first RRS, loving it so far......
2005 Cayenne S - handling defied physics and what a sound, so sod the mpg!
1995 Disco TDI- surprisingly reliable, shame about the peeling dash & other trim
Lots of other non 4X4's in between times.........

It's not the most straightforward job with the upper arm still in situ but I did manage it with a press (Amazon purchase as I didn't have one already). It's a bit of a faff to arrange the right adapters given the length as you'll be pressing in reverse against the threaded end but as that end has sheared off now it should be easier for you as the joint is shorter. Before you remove it don't forget to mark the position of the notch in the top of the old ball joint on the arm (silver mark in my pictures) as this ensures that you can align the notch in the new joint so that it goes back into the same position. Installation of the new one means using the press in reverse, again ensuring that the right adapters are used to ensure that the new threaded end doesn't foul the press.

Hope this makes sense - Good luck!






 2010 TDV8 - current - my first RRS, loving it so far......
2005 Cayenne S - handling defied physics and what a sound, so sod the mpg!
1995 Disco TDI- surprisingly reliable, shame about the peeling dash & other trim
Lots of other non 4X4's in between times.........