Ball joint separator tool

[bayzoo]

Hi,

Can someone please recommend a ball joint separator tool - I attempted to change my control arms today’s but the Draper tool I bought had jaws that weren’t wide enough to get over the dust boot - here’s the tool here:

https://www.drapertools.com/product/13914/Ball-Joi...

I only paid 15 quid for it but still a waste of money - it doesn’t seem that well made.

I tried for ages to get it to fit but couldn’t see any way:

[bayzoo]

Thanks all, good advice - I'd actually forgotten about hitting it with a lump hammer... this guy does it (same car as mine in the video) at 2:34 in:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbTW3gY3JHM&li...

Just not sure my aim is as good as that...

I'm actually replacing it so it doesn't matter if it gets a bit messed up