Not difficult take of wheel on sie of car yon need to change the ball joint Put on secure stand (not a jack) undo stabliser bar bolt to lower control arm and remember the way all the bushes came off for re assembly. Bend and pull out the pin at the top of the castle nut at the top of ball joint Two horizontal and one vertical bolt hold the control arm in place Remove these Lever out the control arm after these and the ball joint has been separated from the cintol arm (you remone the castle nut first and use a fork to open the joint The control arm comes away with a bit of twisting and pulling.With contol arm out drill out the three rivets carefully with small drill bits so not to drill into the control arm itself. wnen rivets are out clean up the three holes until they allow the three bolts supplied with new ball joint to fit . Tighten to correct torque 52 ft lbs for my Z24 Reassemble and torque all bolts according to specifications keeping joint clear of metal shanings. Took me three hours. Make sure securing pin at top of castle nut is in place Some strength and a bright light help considerably.
You have to replace the lower control did assembly .
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.
You can not just change the ball joint , you have to replace the whole lower control arm with ball joint.
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.
Drill out the rivets and bolt on the aftermarket ball joint assembly. check torque specs on it!
replace lower ball joint on ford ranger 2001
Since it's the lower, I think you can replace just the ball joint. Most of the time the uppers are replaced by replacing the entire arm.
with tools and a jack
THE BALL JOINT IS PART OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM
If you mean the lower suspension arm (wishbone) ball joint, it is fixed into the arm. This means you need to replace the whole lower arm.
how do u replace the lower ball joint on a 1997 ford mustang
it has to be pressed out and back in