Help with Ball Joint

[Mrz]

I need to replace the bell crank on my 01 Cruiser. The instructions I have (from Auto Zone) say that there is a special tool needed to release the ball joint from the bell crank. Do I need a special tool for this or is there something else that can be used to get the job done?

Thanks

[turbo_pt2003]

i havent really looked at the setup on mine but from my past experience with ball joints i use a pickle fork to get it to seperate from whatever " a steel two pronged fork" u can usually get them at autozone or advanced auto hope that was some asst. to ur problem

[Mrz]

Thanks I'll give that a try.

[21walker]

No need to buy a fork as I believe Autozone rents them.................Rick