ball joint question.
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ball joint question.
do i need to remove front strut? and rotor or is there anyway around this ? even tho. the c clamp ball joint press does not seem like it will fit whit out taking everything apart....thx
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Re: ball joint question.
you dont have to remove the strut or spindle, just remove the spindle from the ball joint.
keep in mind you have to support the control arm, or the spring will fly out.
The c-clamp style tools are hit or miss. sometimes they work, other times not. Might have to pull the control arm out completely and put in in a press to change the joints
keep in mind you have to support the control arm, or the spring will fly out.
The c-clamp style tools are hit or miss. sometimes they work, other times not. Might have to pull the control arm out completely and put in in a press to change the joints
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mind as well do the control arm bushings if im taking the control arm off right. i just cant see how to fit the ball joint press c clamp, whit out taking atleast rotor off. it does not seem it will fit.
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Re: ball joint question.
Rotor will have to come off. The only problem that I had when doing mine was that I didn't have the car jacked up high enough for the rental tool from Autozone.
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Re: ball joint question.
you guys are over complicating this.
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Re: ball joint question.
i gave it a try with the c-clamp type press and gave up. just had one of my buddies at a local shop swap the ball joints and bushings out on their press. some things are worth the hassle, this wasn't (to me at least).
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Re: ball joint question.
yeah i need to do this too but i think like Dan said, its one of those things..
it is for us at least
it is for us at least
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Re: ball joint question.
My ball joints and control arm bushings wont move at all either. I called a junk yard in my area and they quoted me at $40 to have them all removed and pressed back in, if i brought the control arms to them.
I guess its pretty easy if you have a press and is only a 10 minute job.
I guess its pretty easy if you have a press and is only a 10 minute job.
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Re: ball joint question.
You stil have to be careful, its easy to bend and distort the the control arm when trying to remove a stubborn bushing or balljoint. Its not. A bad idea to weld pieces of flat steel betweel the two sides of the bushing before pressing it out to help prevent the steel flanges from collapsing
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Re: ball joint question.
So you have to remove the outer tierods as well?... Im replacing my springs balljoint and struts.
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Re: ball joint question.
You stil have to be careful, its easy to bend and distort the the control arm when trying to remove a stubborn bushing or balljoint. Its not. A bad idea to weld pieces of flat steel betweel the two sides of the bushing before pressing it out to help prevent the steel flanges from collapsing
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