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Originally Posted by Joel_CA
If you have the luxury of an air compressor, an air hammer with pickle fork attatchment will make quick work breaking the ball joint free. A few well placed blows of a hammer on the base of the knuckle assembly (surrounding the male end of the ball joint) can also pop the ball joint free. I wouldn't recommend it though since you can do some major self-induced damage if you miss. Be carefull not to fuck up the ball joint boot with the pickle fork... oh wait a minute, it already is!.... 
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I do have an air compressor and an air hammer (might be an air chisel though; gotta check), but I'm not sure what attachments I have for it. I do have a heavy gray metal mallet/hammer that I think will work. Its like a smaller sledge hammer to me.
I rented a pickle fork (bj separator) from AutZone tonight as well as a couple different pullers for the rear shocks as well.
I am confused on the CLIP for the BJ; simply does the clip act as insurance to keep the bj attached to the arm? or does the clip simply keep the dust cover on the bj? Obviously I haven't disassembled it yet.