well ive come across this little dilemma...how and the hell to i pop the balljoints back into place on the front suspension, i thought you bashed the hell out of them to reseat them, but apparently not, took my 5 minutes to pop them free, because im putting in axles, and when i went to put them back on and leave....them bishes wouldnt snap back on if my life depended on it...

 

They don't "snap" back in. You simply put the nut back on and torque 'em to spec allowing enough adjustment to put the cotter pin back in.

 

its weird tho, on my friends car when we changed out his knuckles and hubs to upgrade the suspension, he hammered them back down and they didnt come off again...i am able to pull mine right back up... but you just saying slide it through the hole and tighten it down to spec and ill be alright?

 

Yes, they will be fine.

 

aiight thanks, but it was a good experience...relieved some tension, and almost got a sound ordinance violation (disturbing the peace...the garage i keep the car in is next to a troll's house)

 

well i used a fork (not an actual food fork) its like a foot long and on the end its a U with wedges...and they came out easy

 

most of the time you'll just split the boot using a pickle fork.
I find the best tool for the job is a Pitman arm puller modified to fit the lower arm. Works like a charm.