dbrunone Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Never done a ball joint before, but my RF wheel has quite a bit of play when you wiggle it around on a lift...you can see the ball joint is moving around a bit. People talk about pickle forks and presses to replace these things....but the vacation pix FS-16 makes it look like a walk in the park. Take out the retaining bolt, undo the castle nut, slide it out, put the new one in, re-torque bolts. Any tips for replacing this thing? Is it really that easy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwm5094 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 **** no. I cracked a knuckle trying to get my one out and for the other side I didn't even try. Just replaced the knuckle. The ball joint created a mechanical weld and for me was basically impossible to get off. What I would recommend is air tools and a ball joint puller (which you can rent from advance auto or auto zone). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwm5094 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 This might help too http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/remove-rusty-ball-jointi-58300.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbrunone Posted May 25, 2012 Author Share Posted May 25, 2012 Thanks for the great links. Well, I went to tackle this today with the special ball tugger. But I didn't even get to that part. While taking out the retaining bolt, it sheared in half inside the steering knuckle, so the head would turn but the tip would not. So I had to take the spindle out and send it to the machine shop...havent heard if I'll need a new knuckle yet. Sad times :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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