My upper control arem ball joint stripped out , so i cant tighten the bolt. Is buying the whole arm the only option or will a shop be able to just change the ball joint ?

 

nope, you have to buy the whole upper control arm, and it has to be right from honda....nobody else makes then

 

ouch that sucks i bet its not cheap either

 

ARM, R. FR. (UPPER) NO COLOR 172.44 129.33 ... looks like it's around 130 bucks or so...

 

Northstar makes adjustable UCA's, for a little less than 100 a piece. Advance has them

 

I have heard you can press in a new ball joint. I think it is too thin to mess with. If the ball joint is in good condition you could re-thread it....

 

Yeah why not just re-thread it?

 

I have a 97 Prelude SH and there was a recall on the passengers side ball joint. I called Honda after they told me that it was bad but didn't tell me about the recall. I had to find out from another garage that I spoke with. I had Honda look up the Serial number of the car and they said "Oh yeah, there is a recall on that part". I would check that out, you might be able to get it replaced for nothing.

 

i would personally go and buy the part, you'd be buying peace of mind if nothing else BUT if you have to press a ball point in it should work fine. I did it for my buddy and hes been driving stupid for over a year no problems.

 

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Could you find out what year and model of Accord?

 

could i buy a accord upper control arm the junkyard has an accord there.

 

what about a upper control arm from a prelude?

pm me if you want one

 

nothing around my area for a prelude. I did find one for a 1997 and one for 1991 accord anyone know if these will work ?

 

how is it stripped? are the theards stripped? or when you put the nut on the stud turns?

 

stripped threads , tried putting a new bolt on but its stripped bad , maybe i can rethread it but i dont have the tools for that.

 

how much do the dies go for ?

 

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2-3 dollars a piece..relatively cheap...if you can save the ball joint and not buy a whole new arm.

 

im not sure of the size , does anyone know ?

 

I would just re-thread it. If you dont have the tools buy a set of dies, they are a good investment anyways. I am sure you will need them in the future.

 

anyone know if the ball joint thread for EG/DC2/EK's are the same width as ones from a bb1/4/6?

looking into a project and was wondering if i could use EG compatible ball joints with our trailing arms.