Replace ball joints
Laughing Gas
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Dallas, Texas
The uppers are easy. I assume you know how to jack-up and support a car. Remove the tire's, Support the lower A-Arm. loosen the nut and hit it with a large hammer or fork. You can grind the old revits off and just use a small punch to push the rest out. The new ones can be Bolted back in. Reverse the order to install.
The lowers you will need a jack to lower the A-Arm because of the spring.
The lowers you will need a jack to lower the A-Arm because of the spring.
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Joined: Jan 2004
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Yeah, i have changed ball joints before, but none with rivets. Also, it looks like the rear of the ball joint is "clamped" in some kind of bracket with one bold on each side. what is that? do i unbolt those?
