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Posted by MustangSteve http://www.mustangsteve.com
on 11/1/2009, 11:50 am, in reply to "Re: They should ..................."
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Jack up the car on jackstands.
Loosen the nut holding the ball joint to the spindle.
Use ball joint separator tool to get the stud loose from the spindle. DO NOT REMOVE THE NUT, just loosen it several turns, then hit it with the pickle fork.
After the stud pops loose, then you can remove the nut and push the spindle down and off the stud. Be sure both sides of the car are jacked up evenly or this step won't work!
If the balljoint is held onto the upper control arm with rivets, use a 1/8", then a 1/4" drill bit to drill through the center of the rivets. Next take a cold chisel (wear eye protection) and slice the heads off the rivets. If the ball joints are bolted on, simply remove the bolts.
Install zerk fitting on the ball joint, and then install the new ball joint to the control arm with the new bolts.
Place the spindle arm back onto the balljoint stud and torque it and install cotter pin.
Don't forget to grease it, and do not OVER grease it.
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