[Karl_W911]

I haven't posted on a Pelican forum in over five years, wow. Well, after four years of restoring my '80 931 (still not done yet), I decided to return to my dad's '74 911. I'm doing as much of a complete suspension refresh as possible and got to removing the driver side strut from the ball joint last night. Then I looked into the process of removing that ball joint from the control arm/strut.......Holy geez. I haven't got access to air tools, and I'm dismayed that I might have to buy a $70-$130 tool for a job I'll use once and not again for what could easily be a decade or more, if ever.

If I've gotta buy it, I'll buy it. But before I order it and the rest of my replacement parts, is there a cheaper alternative that might do the same, or tips and tricks I haven't read about yet? I've read that a pipe wrench might do it, but I'm not sure if it'll work for one that's never been removed since it left the factory.