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Ball Joint Replacement Tips?


mp3deviant721

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1995
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I'm replacing them in a couple of days. But Advance Auto screwed up and gave me 4wd ones. I gotta go get the correct ones tomorrow. But I just might end up returning those and go to Napa and get theirs. They also have a limited lifetime warranty on them like the Moog ones I got. But anyhow, you guys got any tips or pointers for me?
 
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While you at NAPA, take advantage of their tool loaner program if you can and "borrow" their ball joint press. Makes the job a bit easier.
 
Get the penetration oil in a good day or two in advance. I find the 50% acetone 50% ATF mix mentioned by someone else on this site a while back to be pretty amazing stuff. I tested it myself on 18 year old ball joints that had been subjected to 18 years of Canadian and salt winters.

It doesn't stay mixed unfortunately, and it can be messy to shake up.
 

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