Not exactly. My understanding of the normal way to do this is to hammer the stud of the ball joint out of the bottom of the spindle. Then you remove the whole lower control arm. Then, you take a tool and remove the base of the ball joint from the lower control arm. Then you take the arm to a machine shop and have the bushing(s) pressed out, and the 2 new ones pressed back in.. likewise you should probably have the lower ball joint pressed in at the same time. Then, you just reinstall everything.good_times44 said:i just finished the lower ball joint and it was pretty hard, i rented the ball joint removal kit and it helped. I pressed out the spindle out the bottom of the ball joint housing and the took the spindle and put it in the housing upside down and pressed it out. Later on the kit tool broke on the other side. on the other side it was in there really good, i ended up just hammering the sh** out of it for about 20 mins, then it started to slide a lil and then it came. this make any sense? lol
Make sure you get an alignment........its worth the 50 compared to buying new tires!!good_times44 said:i just finished the lower ball joint and it was pretty hard, i rented the ball joint removal kit and it helped. I pressed out the spindle out the bottom of the ball joint housing and the took the spindle and put it in the housing upside down and pressed it out. Later on the kit tool broke on the other side. on the other side it was in there really good, i ended up just hammering the sh** out of it for about 20 mins, then it started to slide a lil and then it came. this make any sense? lol