Quad-Damage

I just swaped out my tranny in my eg, my old one ate a bolt and was grinding, I'm all done and the last cassle nut and bolt #17 or 4 whatever the bolt there are stripped, is there anyway that i can just take it out? or do i have to buy the thing complete at the junkyard, whats my best bet, #17or 4 is striped it hell from the person who i bought the car from no way in the world i can get the nut on there. I was thinking of going to the junkyard tommarow moring and getting the part, but do i need the whole thing? or can i just replace where #17 or 4 is?

Also how can i go about getting #17 or 4 out to replace it just unbolt it and hammer it out? will that work?

nocturnaldragon

Thats your lower ball joint correct?

If thats the case I would just buy a new one from a parts store. Why mess with a used one but it would be easier IMO.

Quad-Damage

yes it's on the pass side that one that needs a cotter pin

Quad-Damage

Im going to pick up #16 as well at the junkyard mine is fucked up as well but the thing that 16 goes into im not sure if it's #4 or #17 the pic isn't the best just need to know the easyest way to replace it

boyer

cut off the bottom threads with a hack saw, and get a nylock nut, u dont need castle and cotter pin no more

Eddiebx

that sounds real safe

B18EG6

to do it correctly you need to remove the entire knuckle, hammer the balljoint out, and press a new one in. Ball joints are ~30 from autozone or somewhere similiar.

I just did both of my sides on my DX, took me about 2 hours overall with all hand tools, and no ball joint press.