On Wednesday 10 November 2010 17:07:19 you wrote:
> >>So how, exactly, does one replace the lower ball joint?<<
>
> They are riveted in to the lower control arm. An air chisel is the easiest
> way remove the rivets.
Rivets? I'll have to look again, but I didn't see anything that looked like a
rivet holding the ball joint in place.
> rivets total (3 on each side). Get the bolt-in ball joints, the bolts will
> thread right through the holes left behind by the rivets.
So the NAPA NCP 2601541 lower ball joints?
> Once you get the
> new ones bolted in and everything buttoned back up, it'll need an
> alignment... I would recommend a different shop than the NTB though. =)
Yeah, took care of that. NTB is ok for tyres, maybe for batteries, but not for
this.
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