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Old Jun 14, 2008
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Lower Ball Joints

Holy ****!

Putting new lower ball joints is sooo annoying,

The First side took me and my dad about two hours, but the second side only took about 30 minutes.

im glad i don't have to do that again......
 
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Old Jun 14, 2008
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I did my uppers and lowers in about one hour.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2008
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i have been trying to get the upper into the spindle for the past 2 hours with no luck
 
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Billy....jack up the lower arm a lil bit. use a hammer to lift/lower the upper joint to position it correctly into the knuckle. Try some wd40 to help it. Don't pound the bolt in there when u think you've got it lined up...I messed up one of the moog bolts that way.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2008
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Originally Posted by Fx4wannabe01
Billy....jack up the lower arm a lil bit. use a hammer to lift/lower the upper joint to position it correctly into the knuckle. Try some wd40 to help it. Don't pound the bolt in there when u think you've got it lined up...I messed up one of the moog bolts that way.
yeah thats what i ended up doing to get it in... now im stuck on the tie rods the jamb nut is on way tight
 
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impact?


(sorry to hack the thread)(gator......get on aim. lol.)
 
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im just gonna let the alignment shop do the tie rods... im tired of fooling with them


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Old Jun 14, 2008
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lol
 
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Old Jun 14, 2008
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ha well i guess you are a WAY better mechanic than me. lol

Thread Hijackers.......jerks......lol jk bros
 
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