Here's a way to remove the ball from an ankle cup after the ankle peg (aka ankle post) has broken.
Tools and materials needed:
Cheers,
-- Eric.
Tools and materials needed:
- Drill bit with straight shaft, size about 2mm (0.08in)
- Pin vise
Left to right: drill bit with tapered shaft, drill bit with straight shaft, pin vise, leg with broken ball in ankle cup. |
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| Select a drill bit (size about 2mm) with a straight shaft and insert it into the pin vise.
Carefully drill a hole into the ankle ball, straight through the scar of the broken peg. |
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| Remove the drill bit from the pin vise and insert the rear end of the drill bit into the drilled hole in the ankle ball.
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| Then use the drill bit as a lever to pop the ball out of the ankle cup. |
Cheers,
-- Eric.
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