They would be connected to two control arms, one upper control arm and one lower control arm.
The ball joints are riveted or pressed into the upper and lower control arms, then the spindle is bolted to the ball joints.
You change the control arms, upper and lower. The ball joints are manufactured into the control arms.
You can replace just the ball joints on the lower control arms , but the upper ball joints come with a new control arm
The lower ball joints have to be pressed out. The upper ball joints are part of the control arm, so the complete upper assembly has to be replaced.
I believe on the 4 x 4 , with the torsion bar suspension , the upper ball joints are part of the control arm and the lower ball joints can be replaced separately or with a new control arm The 2 wheel drive , with the coil spring front suspension , the upper and lower ball joints can be replaced separately
near the front wheels on the upper and lower control arms
The upper ball joints must be replaced with the upper control arms but the lower ball joints can be replaced seperately. NOTE: THE BEST WAY TO GET THEM OUT IS TO KNOCK THEM OUT WITH A 3LB MINI SLEDGE HAMMER FROM AUTOZONE. According to my Haynes repair manual it states that 1995 and newer models upper and lower balljoints are not removable or serviceable. If a balljoint is damaged or worn, replace the control arm.
ball joints upper and lower control arm
Because your upper jaw is part of your skull which is connected to your spine and your lower jaw is connected to your upper jaw by a hinge type joint that allows you to move your lower jaw so that we can eat. So therefore we cannot move our upper jaw because that would require moving our head which would move our lower jaw too.
How to change upper and lower ball joints on a 1997 ford explorer all wheel drive?
Upper is hose connected to top of radiator, lower is hose connected to bottom of radiator.
If its 2 wheel drive, you will need a press. Those ball joints are pressed into the upper and lower control arms. If it is 4 Wheel drive you need to remove the rivets with either an air chisel or to drill them out.