I never did have any luck with the air chisels on the rivets. I
always just ground the heads down and one swift blow with a 5lb sledge
and a center punch always did the trick... ball joints or leaf
hangers!
One thing, I know most people like MOOG's, but the last time I bought
them, O'rieley had one of their off-brands pretty cheap, and when you
open the box you'll find they're they're the MOOG ones in a different
box. So that might be something to look into.
I can say this.... compared to the pressed-in ones on my 05, the gen3
ball joints are a cake walk!!
Gary
On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 5:07 PM, Mike Sykes <mikesykes@cox.net> 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. You'll also need something to hammer the rivets out
> of the control arm after you've chiseled the heads off of them. There are 6
> 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. 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. =)
>
> - miggity
>
> 00' R/T CC... mods, I has them.
>
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