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Old 08-02-2006, 06:41 AM
jclockga jclockga is offline
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Re: Help me learn about Ball Joints?

I HAVE A 95 TC.JUST REPLACED THE LOWER BALL JOINTS BECAUSE ONE SEPERATED(211,000 MILES)NOT TOO BAD.THE LOWER ONCE YOU REMOVE THE HUB ASSEMBLY JUST KNOCKS OUT WITH A HAMMER FROM THE TOP.IT ISNT BOLTED IN,OR SCREWED IN.ALL THE PRESSURE ON THE LOWER JOINT ARE PULLING UP ON IT.THE PROBLEM I HAD WAS GETTING THE NEW ONE ALL THE WAY BACK IN.WAS NOT FUN.BECAUSE YOU DONT WANT TO BEAT A NEW ONE WITH A HAMMERANYWAY USED A SOCKET THAT WAS SAME SIZE AND TAPPED IT IN.TOOK ABOUT TWO HOURS TOTAL.LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE 18.99 AT AUTOZONE.
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