It must be replaced as an assembly with the entire steering knuckle. If you check ebay, there might be just the ball joint for sale, but it will need to be pressed into your old steering knuckle.
You need to have a "Ball joint press".
It's roughly only $20.00 more to replace the whole lower control arm that the ball joint sits in. It will save you alot of grief of pressing out old joint and pressing in the new one.
how do you replace the drivers side drive shaft and cv joint?
To replace the upper control arm on a 2000 Lincoln LS, start by safely lifting and securing the vehicle on jack stands, then remove the front wheel. Disconnect the upper control arm from the chassis and the ball joint from the steering knuckle, using a socket set and possibly a ball joint separator if needed. Once the old control arm is removed, install the new one by reversing the removal steps, ensuring all bolts are torqued to the manufacturer's specifications. Finally, reattach the wheel and lower the vehicle.
Replace the complete halfshaft assembly, it is much easier than trying to replace the cv joint itself.
The CV joint in a 2000 Kia Sportage can be replace by roving the tires, axle nuts, and the knuckle bolts on the struts. Next, the CV joint can be removed by placing a screwdriver between the transmission and the CV joint will pop out.
A 2000 Lincoln Town Car doesn't have a rack and pinion steering.
I changed mine, as the dealer was way out of order price wise. The trick is to remove passenger side tire and put jack stand under ball joint and then lower your lift so that the lower control arm with ball joint takes the weight. You then can rotate the alternator enough to remove from underneath the car. Be sure when replacing the upper bolt, that it goes through the correct mounting hole for the bolt.
The average cost to repair a CV joint on a 2000 eclipse is about $125. As for the half axle, this might cost about $30.Ê
$560 /joint pluse labour 2.5 hours Good luck it cost me $1000 dollars and they are pretty common to break again. The suspension is very sensitive
days maybe weeks
It is easier and cheaper to replace the entire axle. About $80.