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Dec 4, 2010

__Arod__

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Ball joint mess

Any ideas how to get the the ball joint back on? Its ontop of the spindle. Ive tried whackin it with a hammer and it just wont go back in!

Dec 4, 2010

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Any ideas how to get the the ball joint back on? Its ontop of the spindle. Ive tried whackin it with a hammer and it just wont go back in!

gotta get it pressed in

Dec 4, 2010

__Arod__

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tried ever freakin possible thing and it just will not go in

Dec 4, 2010

__Arod__

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problem solved. i had no hammer room. i took the the control arm off and hit it in with little difficulty. hope this helps anyone!

Dec 6, 2010

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With a hammer.....ouch. Did you at least use a block of wood or just directly hit the BJ?

Feb 10, 2011

billk2002

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You can get rent a ball joint tool at Autozone or Advance, I used one to do the BJ's on an Explorer.

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