95 Explorer 4.0 ball joints
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95 Explorer 4.0 ball joints
Just took the old explorer to the dealer for a sfty recall. Front a sway bar links. The front left sway bar link was completly gone. While there they told me that both ball joints need to be replaced. Just had the car inspected for the MA sticker a month ago and ball joints are checked then. Could they have gone bad in just a month I passed the inspection. There is no play in the stereing. Am i a victom of the delaer greed they wanted almost $500 for the repairs and is this somthing i could do by myself? any comments
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95 Explorer 4.0 ball joints
Hi sman,
If there is any play in the (lower) balljoints you can feel it.
Put the front end on a jack, preferably supported under the chassis so with the wheel off there is no load on the triangle.
This vertical play you can feel by moving the brakerotor up and down.
A play of 1 mm is acceptable, if more the balljoint must be replaced (my '95 ex started "wobbling" in corners).
In The Netherlands I payd $34,- each and $28,- for each upper balljoint (connecting rod).
Not difficult to do it yourself, but a lot of labour and you need a hydraulic press for the lower balljoints.
For this reason the Haynes manual advices to replace the triangle as a whole.
As a home wrencher it took me a whole afternoon.
Success, Tony.
If there is any play in the (lower) balljoints you can feel it.
Put the front end on a jack, preferably supported under the chassis so with the wheel off there is no load on the triangle.
This vertical play you can feel by moving the brakerotor up and down.
A play of 1 mm is acceptable, if more the balljoint must be replaced (my '95 ex started "wobbling" in corners).
In The Netherlands I payd $34,- each and $28,- for each upper balljoint (connecting rod).
Not difficult to do it yourself, but a lot of labour and you need a hydraulic press for the lower balljoints.
For this reason the Haynes manual advices to replace the triangle as a whole.
As a home wrencher it took me a whole afternoon.
Success, Tony.
Last edited by Toon; Aug 5, 2003 at 05:14 PM.
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