I’m in the middle of replacing the ball joints in my 1990 300FW and I can’t get the uppers into the control arms. I have a 36mm socket that barely fits over the boot but then, it gets wedged into the control arm on the inside of it and effectively starts pushing the ball joint in sideways.

Any suggestions as to a particular socket to use or any tricks to getting these in?

I’m in the middle of replacing the ball joints in my 1990 300FW and I can’t get the uppers into the control arms. I have a 36mm socket that barely fits over the boot but then, it gets wedged into the control arm on the inside of it and effectively starts pushing the ball joint in sideways.

Any suggestions as to a particular socket to use or any tricks to getting these in?