How to remove the retaining clip that holds the radial joint in place

Bacher · May 17, 2015

I'm in the process of changing out the lower rear a arms and I can't remove the clip that holds the radial joint in place. Is there a special tool or does somebody have a trick they could help me out with. Thanks

Megathumper · May 17, 2015

I took my rear a arm off yesterday without any special tools. I don't know what a radial joint is but the a-arm is sitting on the floor. got both upper and lower one off. Just got to get axle off and they swap the cv joints from my xxc axles to xrs axles. That is my challenge.

thepcsurgeon · Jul 4, 2021

Megathumper said:
I took my rear a arm off yesterday without any special tools. I don't know what a radial joint is but the a-arm is sitting on the floor. got both upper and lower one off. Just got to get axle off and they swap the cv joints from my xxc axles to xrs axles. That is my challenge.

Broken radial joint.

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Tbmx727 · Feb 26, 2021

Ever find any tricks? Struggling with same thing right now.. lol

jknapier · Feb 26, 2021

If your talking about the rear trailing arms than do the following.
Small screw driver in the angled end of the clip. Get it started and work it around. Press out the bushing.

quarky42 · Jul 3, 2021

To add to this because I just went through this myself, I placed the flat head sturdy jewlers screw driver (medium size, not too small, not too big) at a 45 degree angle under the lip of the split ring. So the screw driver is wedged in on the back edge of the cut part of the split ring.

When in the right position, you can literally hammer the screw driver (gentle to medium love-taps) and it'll drive the screw driver under the ring and because the screw driver tip is behind the ring, it will force the ring up and out.

How to remove the retaining clip that holds the radial joint in place

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