> Horizontally. You aren't actually hammering the > joint out. Just loosening > the bolt and 'shocking' the knuckle breaks the ball > joint free. ***Got it. This is how I remove Honda ball joints. I just shock the arm the joint is attached to and the ball joint just pops out nicely. Thanks, ===== Jay Whitely Tampa, FL 1996 200SX SE-R GTi-R powered, F-MAX Stage 2