Decided to replace the FLA’s on our fullfat this week.
Got all the bits from Advanced Factors on here.
Set to it last weekend but no matter what I tried, the ball joints would just not crack.
Did a lot of Googling for the JLR tool or copies, but nothing suitable available quickly enough, i.e. before my week off was up, then I found THIS: US PRO Hydraulic & Manual Ball Joint Splitter 12 Ton Heavy Duty Kit 6029
Ordered on off eBay, £77.90 from Tools2UDirectSW including express delivery and it arrived today, hell it’s huge!
Soon had the car up on stands, wheels off and removed stone guards for access.
I can confirm the tool will fit the joint albeit slightly too large across the fork. It easily removed the first joint in a minute or so just using the screw pin, in fact the lower arm itself gets in the way of things making it impossible to use the hydraulic cylinder. I did have the arm tied up with a ratchet strap after removing the front bolt, so that may not have helped. Doing the other side tomorrow, so will try to post some pictures up on here. Great bit of kit for the money if you want to have a go doing your own.
I found it tricky getting the front bolt back in, i.e. getting the holes aligned, -took ages but managed it eventually, -any tips for doing this faster? More soon! V6 Vogue - “Less is More” - less to go wrong!

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They are next level arn't they!

Just had a look at it on eBay, yep, that'll get the job done...!!!  Pete
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Sorry all, it was Amazon I got it from, due to faster delivery possible.
Yes, it’s a very substantial bit of kit for less than half the price of the “official” tool…. V6 Vogue - “Less is More” - less to go wrong!

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I’m currently looking at renewing all front suspension parts on my 2012 L322 and with the ball joints being a known ‘issue’ does anyone know if this tool would also be usable for the 322? I have been looking at having the local indy doing this for me solely down to the horror stories with the ball joints… thanks in advance  Cheers, Steven.

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Successfully completed today:

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Hi, I thought the following pics may be useful in helping others make a decision whether or not to purchase this tool. My verdict is, it’s a shame the hydraulic ram didn’t go on the bottom arm, rather than from the top, however its such a strong tool even just using the supplied screw gets the job done in seconds:

This is my next job..and looking to buy this tool.
Does anyone have one they're looking to pass on and sell?
US PRO Hydraulic & Manual Ball Joint Splitter 12 Ton Heavy Duty Kit 6029
Lemforder arms ordered, and tht I'd ask here before Amazon..
Thanks
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I bought one of these monsters which broke the rear lower ball joints without any effort, having already broken 2 "normal" large ball joint breakers and a 350mm pry bar! (10mm spanner for scale and it's a copy of the JLR tool).

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This looks great.. but I've ordered the one mentioned above now.
Any links or info on yours as I can always send it back?
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The Welzh one is £170 or so..looks like the JLR one as you say.
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i bought one from ali express for £80 delivered

I'm sure the US Pro tool will do the job just as well. It's also the size of the jaws that matters - the ball joint itself is 31mm (from memory) so twice the size of a regular car balljoint. Good luck and remember, if in doubt, give it a clout!