On Sat, 04 Jun 2005 16:20:20 GMT, I wrote: > > True enough. It's looking like I might not have time until the springs are > here anyway. If I do have time, I might use it to have a go at the ball > joints, which promises to be an exciting project. > ... and indeed it was. I managed to get 1 out of the four replaced. And I learnd some very valuable lessons. The major mistake I made was not having sufficiently high A-arm spacers. And so I didn't realize the mistake until I had the old ball joint out. The old joint was so flexible it was easy to get out, but the new one couldn't be put in without more space under the A-arm. And I couldn't get more space under the A-arm without a ball joint in. Complicating matters, one of my spacers sort of slipped out at some point, and the A-arm was unevenly supported and slightly twisted from the pressure of the spring, which made it hard to get any ball joint in or out. Anyway, I managed to get the original ball joint back in, jack up the suspension, and put in proper spacers. After that, it was easy as pie. One thing I will need to find though, before I try any of the lower ball joints, is a socket shallow enough to fit between the CV boot and the ball joint bolt. My sockets were just barely able to squeeze in for the top ball joints, and the bottom joints have way less clearance. Oh, and so here is a question (for anyone who has read this far into the post): How the Return to Main Index
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