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Old Dec 4, 2010
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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!
 
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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
 
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tried ever freakin possible thing and it just will not go in
 
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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!
 
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Old 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?
 
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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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