Ball joint question
#1
Ball joint question
Hi, couple quick painless questions(hopefully)....a local shop is having a special for free full vehicle safety inspections, so i decided to hit that up, and found out that my right lower ball joint needs to be replaced. I was wondering if this could have been what was causing my car to shake at highway speeds????? Also I heard from someone that you need to replace the entire control arm to replace the ball joint, can anyone verify or correct me on this? thanks
#6
Originally Posted by nismology
You can replace only the balljoint. Just remove the snap ring and bang the ball joint out with a large hammer. The opposite for installation.
#7
Originally Posted by 97BlackSEGold
another question then, is a ball joint service kit something that is pretty much needed for the install, and can it be rented from anywhere?
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=38335
#8
As an FYI, I changed both balljoints a couple of years ago, but that didn't fix my vibration issue (YMMV). Depending on your mileage, why not change your control arms? This replaces the balljoints & bushings in one shot and would probably not cost much more.
#10
i may or may not replace the control arm as well depending on the prices around here and time issues. i just need to fix it by tomorrow, so we'll see. Also i found a ball joint press here at my work so ill have that to use. Does about 1.5hrs sound right for one ball joint replacement (ive never done it before) and what all needs to be removed to change it?
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#11
1.5 hours per side is pretty good.
You need to remove the control arm or do what I did and leave it attached to the car.
So....
Remove wheels
Remove Calipers
Remove Rotors
Remove Axle Nuts
Remove Strut Bolts
Remove Tie Rod End Nuts
Remove Spindles
Then if you choose to remove the CA do that. I didnt.
You need to remove the control arm or do what I did and leave it attached to the car.
So....
Remove wheels
Remove Calipers
Remove Rotors
Remove Axle Nuts
Remove Strut Bolts
Remove Tie Rod End Nuts
Remove Spindles
Then if you choose to remove the CA do that. I didnt.
#13
Originally Posted by 95bluse
As an FYI, I changed both balljoints a couple of years ago, but that didn't fix my vibration issue (YMMV). Depending on your mileage, why not change your control arms? This replaces the balljoints & bushings in one shot and would probably not cost much more.
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