In a message dated 3/1/02 3:01:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, scott.a.mueller@xxxx writes: <<You need to rent a tapered fork to remove the ball joint. >> Nah...all you need to do is what my brother did..just use a hammer and tap the side of the steering knuckle and that will knock it off the steering knuckle. Later, Nick Pitello 1852 15914