Must be pressed in. Remove steering knuckle and take it to a shop The ball joint was 25 and the shop I went to charged 75 to press it in
Remove the tire and wheel from your 1993 Mercury Cougar. Remove the ball joint retaining nut. Pound the ball joint out with a hammer. Reverse the process to install your new ball joint.
To remove the lower ball joint on a 1993 Grand Prix, you will need to first raise and support the vehicle on jack stands. Then, you will need to remove the wheel, brake caliper, and rotor to gain access to the ball joint. Next, you will need to separate the ball joint from the control arm using a ball joint separator tool and then remove the retaining bolts from the joint to detach it from the steering knuckle. Finally, you can install the new ball joint by reversing these steps.
I recently removed the lower ball joint from a 91 Civic, hopefully it is the same as yours. You need a fairly large double jaw gear puller. Loosen the castle nut, but do not remove it. Place the jaws of the gear puller under the boot of the ball joint (be careful not to damage the boot). Then place the screw part of the puller on the end of the ball joint bolt and tighten the puller as tight as you possible can. Then use a blunt punch and hammer to hit on the lower arm where the bolt goes through it, it requires quite a vibration to jar the ball joint loose. Good luck.
Not so easy.This is pressed into the lower control arm.So :Jack and support carRemove lower ball joint to upright nut.Separate ball joint from upright. Usually with a hammer and suspension fork.In some cases there is a spot weld that needs to be ground off in place of the snap ring.Remove the snap ring that retains the joint into the lower control arm.Use your portable ball joint and suspension press to remove and install the replacement joint.Assembly is reverse of disassembly.
For the lower ball joint, remove the lower control arm and the ball joint seal. Press the ball joint from the control arm. Press the new ball joint into the lower control arm ensuring it is fully seated, install a new seal and the lower control arm.
The ball joint in a vehicle is used to pivot between the wheel and the suspension. There are usually and upper ball joint and a lower ball joint.
You will need to remove the tire and wheel from your Oldsmobile. Remove the retaining not on top of the ball joint. Pound the ball joint out. Reverse the process to install your new lower ball joint.
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To change a lower ball joint that is pressed in, you need to use a ball joint press tool to remove the old joint from the control arm. First, detach any components securing the ball joint to the control arm. Next, position the ball joint press tool over the joint and apply pressure to push it out. Finally, install the new ball joint by pressing it in using the same tool.
You can not just change the ball joint , you have to replace the whole lower control arm with ball joint.
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