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 have to replace the lower control did assembly .
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.
replace lower ball joint on ford ranger 2001
with tools and a jack
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.
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.
it has to be pressed out and back in
how do u replace the lower ball joint on a 1997 ford mustang
You need to have a "Ball joint press".
Get a big hammer and beat the lower ball joint out from the top of the lower control arm then look at the new ball joint make sure they match before you press them in.