are my ball joints bad?
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are my ball joints bad?
So Im in the process of replacing bushing and shocks on the car. I used one of the tuning fork ball joint separators on the upper ball joint, and a decent amount of grease came out. Does this mean I messed up my ball joint?
also, the upper one seems very stiff in movement, without the spindle attached. Is this normal or is it f**ked anyway?
And finally, any recommendations for removing the lower a-arm? Im replacing both those bushing with new rubber ones. Should I use one of the clamp style separators? anything I should look for while Im going through this process?
Thanks for the help guys.
also, the upper one seems very stiff in movement, without the spindle attached. Is this normal or is it f**ked anyway?
And finally, any recommendations for removing the lower a-arm? Im replacing both those bushing with new rubber ones. Should I use one of the clamp style separators? anything I should look for while Im going through this process?
Thanks for the help guys.
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if you damaged the rubber boot for the ball joint then i would replace it. Im not sure if you can get just the boot for it or not. Its only a matter of time before all the grease is out of the damaged boot and you have a dry socket.
btw why were you removing the upper BJ to do the lower control arm bushings?
btw why were you removing the upper BJ to do the lower control arm bushings?
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I was also doing shocks. and since the fork I have seems to have a problem getting a bite on the lower ones I disconnected the upper first to remove the shock.
I doesnt look like I tore the boot at all, just squeezed it enough to force grease out. Is it supposed to be really tight? the car has 140K miles on it, I would expect some wear making it move easier. :shrug:
I doesnt look like I tore the boot at all, just squeezed it enough to force grease out. Is it supposed to be really tight? the car has 140K miles on it, I would expect some wear making it move easier. :shrug: