Lower ball joint removal. Help
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Instructor
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From: Hamilton Ontario
Lower ball joint removal. Help
Need some help on this please. I have an 85 and they need to be pressed out and new one pressed in. I am ready to do it but I cannot figure out how to use the ball joint press. It looks like a jenga set. Also is it pressing it down or up to remove?
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Instructor
Joined: Sep 2013
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From: Hamilton Ontario
I have read a couple of threads and they are saying I have to take the lower arm off the to press out the BJ? is this true? or can it be pressed out with the C clamp style press while the arm is still attached?
Drifting
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Many people take out the arm to remove and replace the ball joint using a hydraulic shop press. But as per the service manual for my '96, you can use the C clamp style ball joint press to remove and install the ball joint. I highly recommend the purchase of a factory service manual for your year as it will prove invaluable for much of this information. It has diagrams, service procedures - including the removal and installation of ball joints, and diagnostic trees for many problems.
