Upper Control Arm Balljoints
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Upper Control Arm Balljoints
HI,I need to replace the upper control arm balljoint on my B2500 1998 2WD (coilspring) . Some posts say you can ,just a bit confused. I have had parts sent from usa which look correct but the joint fitted on truck does not appear to have a snap ring fiited? The new part no K8738 has a snap ring.I wondered if i get the old balljoint preesed out if pos,then the new part with snap ring is correct when fitted. The control arm is the round type. Any help greatfully recieved. jez-the-builder.
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HI,I need to replace the upper control arm balljoint on my B2500 1998 2WD (coilspring) . Some posts say you can ,just a bit confused. I have had parts sent from usa which look correct but the joint fitted on truck does not appear to have a snap ring fiited? The new part no K8738 has a snap ring.I wondered if i get the old balljoint preesed out if pos,then the new part with snap ring is correct when fitted. The control arm is the round type. Any help greatfully recieved. jez-the-builder.
Sounds like you may have ordered, or have been sent a lower ball joint, as they have a retainer snap ring.
I just had my coil spring suspension upper & lower "A" arm ball joints replaced last week.
One upper ball joint was a problem to remove, took the tech an hour to get it out, the other upper ball joint & both lower ball joints came right out with a portable "C" type press.
Let us know how it goes.
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Hi PAWPAW,Thanks for your time.I have 2 upper joints & 2 lower joints + tie rod ends & tie rod end extensions as a full kit sent over from MIAMI FL.Both upper & lower joints have snap rings and look correct but the upper i need to replace worries me that if i get it pressed out that the new one won't fit, as reading the many forum items connected to this seem to differ ?I wondered if i check the diameter of the original item & new one ,maybe take the chance and get it pressed out.Need to take truck to france in 2 weeks to help out a friend.Never imagined changing a part would be so complex although i can't get hold of parts in UK .REGARDS JEZ.
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Well maybe if you told us the brand name & part number of your upper ball joints, someone could figure out just what you have.
You should have been able to get the parts from a UK Ford Dealer, but the price markup would probably have been high.
I opted for TRW brand upper & lower ball joints.
You should have been able to get the parts from a UK Ford Dealer, but the price markup would probably have been high.
I opted for TRW brand upper & lower ball joints.
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jez the builder - good luck with your rebuild/looking at the same thing myself.
PawPaw - did you do the work yourself or did you take it to a repair shop? I"ve got to have mine done but plan to farm it out to the local tire place that does all our work. It's a '98 4x2 and the uppers and lowers need to be replaced on both sides. What kind of $$ did you spend to get yours done? Trying to get a benchmark for how much the job should run.
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PawPaw - did you do the work yourself or did you take it to a repair shop? I"ve got to have mine done but plan to farm it out to the local tire place that does all our work. It's a '98 4x2 and the uppers and lowers need to be replaced on both sides. What kind of $$ did you spend to get yours done? Trying to get a benchmark for how much the job should run.
thanks
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jez the builder - good luck with your rebuild/looking at the same thing myself.
PawPaw - did you do the work yourself or did you take it to a repair shop? I"ve got to have mine done but plan to farm it out to the local tire place that does all our work. It's a '98 4x2 and the uppers and lowers need to be replaced on both sides. What kind of $$ did you spend to get yours done? Trying to get a benchmark for how much the job should run.
thanks
PawPaw - did you do the work yourself or did you take it to a repair shop? I"ve got to have mine done but plan to farm it out to the local tire place that does all our work. It's a '98 4x2 and the uppers and lowers need to be replaced on both sides. What kind of $$ did you spend to get yours done? Trying to get a benchmark for how much the job should run.
thanks
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Thanks all for your help, The new joint i have is in box marked autopart international code no K8738 (made in china) This is same code as the moog part . I think the joint is correct reading all the posts on FTE ,but the control arm i believe is the original ford/mazda part where i wonder if it will accept the new joint for size ,assuming i can get the old one out ?. I will ring up the ford dealers here tomorrow to see if i can get the complete arm/balljoint as a replacement. If so i will get my balljoint pressed out of arm and see if new fits? if not i will get new complete unit. I will let you all know how it goes and what happens. REGARDS JEZ.
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