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09-19-2008, 02:28 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: May 2008 Location: Muncy, PA
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 | ball joints got a 02 yukon with 289,000 on it now and i took it down to my buddys shop to fix my leakey front diver side tire and we took it off and notice it was a little wobbly and it turns out that both upper and lower ball joints need replaced so i called up advanced auto to get prices and i can fix both for about 30 with tax my question is are these easy to chang e in the driveway or wait to monday and fixem after work at my buddys shop |
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09-19-2008, 03:10 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jul 2006
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 | While ball joints can be a fun project, having the right tools for the job are a must. This will make the difference betwween a quick job, and one that you will not want to do again. If you tackle this at home, air tools are nice, and some do not have a good source of air, or air tools like a shop would have. Also having a ball joint press is also going to be a plus. If it were me, and you have access to a shop, I would perform the work in the comfort of a shop. Doing work at home is always a pleasure, but the convenience of having a shop gets my vote all day long. |
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09-19-2008, 03:45 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Currently, I live in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania.
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| I agree with the above stated. Having the right tools is the way to go. The first time I did it, I swore I would never do it again! But recently, I attempted it again at a buddies garage, and it turns out, it was not so terrible... so prepare for it....LOL...
__________________ The Blazer is dead, so I pumped her with lead, laid her to bed, and bought a FORD instead!   |
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09-20-2008, 02:19 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Muncy, PA
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| well i got the top one done today i had to call on my mechanic to give me a hand you know how they are they know all the tricks so we got it in and i put it all back together and we'll see if it rides any better i tugged on it and i don't kinow if i will replace the bottom one right away i couldn't get any play in it when i got itall back together and jerked it around but i greased everything good and put the tire back on thanks for all your support on the tools needed |
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09-20-2008, 04:03 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008
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| did you press ball joint out? haynes says that's what needs to be done, thus control arms must be removed and press used to remove ball joint. share with us. as of truck being wabbly, i just went through "death wobble" and it was not ball joints, was idler arm and driver side hub bearing. hope your job done fixed it, but i doubt. matter of fact, wobble started coming back on my truck, and i had it lifted today. we checked out everything underneath. this time it's tie-rods. that's fun project, cuz now i have to replace the whole entire relay rod, as tie-rods are integral part of it. will replace tie-rod ends same time. |
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09-21-2008, 05:33 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Muncy, PA
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| i pounded it with a bfh and used everthing in my shop to put it in there tricky without a regular press for them but shes together and works great |
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