ball joint issue
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From: Tallahassee, FL
Originally Posted by docsayler
This was a rookie mistake I did way back in the day but It sounds like your pressing them out the wrong way. I did this on another truck of mine because the balljoints press out the opposite direction as the top. 
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From: Dexter, MI
Hmm...aluminum lower control arm and steel ball joint. I would say that they will all be a problem. I would of tried heat myself so that the aluminum would expand, would only take about 300 degrees. Glad you got it taken care of though.