Mike,
The lower BJ's also have a little tack weld on'em
that you can easily grind off...the pressing out isn't
that hard,you can use a BIG vise and some big 3/4
drive sockets in a pinch.
I find chuckin'the new BJ's in the freezer for a
while,and lightly heating the control arm helps those
baby's slip right in.
As for the bushings,I have experienced both the
"easy out,easy in" type bushings,and "The Bushings
>From HELL" type bushings...
If I were you,I wouldn't count on hand tools in the
parking lot...
Not saying it can't be done,just saying if you get
the BFH type,you might end up having to take the
control arms in somewhere and have the bushings
pressed out/in.
Good luck,
Chryguy
--- Michael Maskalans <mike-lists@tepidcola.com>
wrote:
>
>
> On Tuesday, September 2, 2003, at 08:17 AM,
> raymond.irons@gm.com wrote:
>
> > My question is, with 109K on the truck and since
> > I'm gonna have the upper control arm off anyway
> should I go ahead and
> > replace the ball joints?
>
> if you've got a die grinder or drill, and some
> patience, you've got
> what you need to do the uppers. the lower ball
> joints (according to my
> haynes) need to be pressed into the a-arm (which is
> why I still have a
> ripped left lower boot), so that's slightly more
> involved.
>
> here are the p/ns :
>
<http://faq.dakota-truck.net/Chassis/97-99_ball_joints.html>
>
> anyone have anything more to say on the suspension
> bushings? I know
> mine are starting to look a bit dried out. who
> carries them, who makes
> them, could it be a parking lot + hand tool weekend
> project, etc?
>
> --
> Michael Maskalans '98 Dakota SLT CC
> 4x4 318
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