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Ball Joint - Separation Tool

Bulletin 87-3-5

Date Jan. '87

Ref. No. 87-054-3
SUBJECT: Separating Front Suspension Ball Joint from Knuckle

MODEL: 1986 and 1987 Electra, Park Avenue, and LeSabre with Antilock Brakes (JM4)

1.J36226 BALL JOINT SEPARATOR:




A new essential Ball Joint Separating Tool J 36226 has been developed to prevent damage to the drive axle toothed sensor rings and to aid ball joint separation.

This new tool J-36226 should be used in place of the existing Ball Joint Separator J-34505 on all front ball joints. Ball Joint Separator J 34505 is still required to separate the rear suspension ball joint from the knuckle on the models listed above.