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Technical => Steering & Suspension => Topic started by: johns2000 on 2009-04-21 16:21

Title: Balljoint replacement?
Post by: johns2000 on 2009-04-21 16:21
I was looking at my upper balljoints and it looks like there are studs without nuts holding them in, how would you replace them? How do you know there bad?

Thanks
Title: Re: Balljoint replacement?
Post by: wolfpupsdad on 2009-04-21 16:31
 thosestuds are actually rivets john. replaement ball jointscome with bolts, grind off the head, punch out the rivet and bolt the new ones in.
Title: Re: Balljoint replacement?
Post by: Lou on 2009-04-21 16:48
Upper Ball Joints rarely go bad, depending on the miles, I've seen the originals last well over a 150,000 miles. Check and see it there is any play in them, if there still tight I wouldn't replace them.
Title: Re: Balljoint replacement?
Post by: johns2000 on 2009-04-22 19:36
That's what I thought thanks guy's.