i had to get a new wheel bearing pressed in, so i had to take my entire front right suspension on. Now im putting everything back on, and i cant get the two ball joints that u have to put a nut on to stop spinning while im trying to ratchet. I dont have access to air tools right now, so are there any other methods to tightening the nuts on the ball joints

 

for the lower ball joint, use a jack and jack up the LCA to put pressure on it. try tightening it and if it keeps spinning, jack it more till you can tighten it to where you want it.

 

ill try that right now thnx

 

well, i jacked it up as far as it could go, but it would just keep spinning :/
someone plz help

 

where did you get it pressed in at? cause pepboys is charging me $93 if i bring my car up there to press out the old lower ball joint and press in a new one

 

i just hammered out the old one out of the knuckle and got it pressed by a tech at my job for 20 bucks
still no luck here, any ideas guys

 

bump for someone to help me out

 

have somebody stand up on the rotor while your tightening it. you have to put some pressure on it.

 

With the car on jackstands, place your jack under the LCA.
Jack up the LCA until the car barely starts to lift.
Have sombody press down with all their weight on the rotor while you torque the nut down.

If you can't even get the nut bottom out BEFORE the balljoint starts spinning, you probably have a damaged balljoint stud, or castle nut (threads are jacked up).

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94eg! &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">With the car on jackstands, place your jack under the LCA.
Jack up the LCA until the car barely starts to lift.
Have sombody press down with all their weight on the rotor while you torque the nut down.

If you can't even get the nut bottom out BEFORE the balljoint starts spinning, you probably have a damaged balljoint stud, or castle nut (threads are jacked up).</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

i might just check the thread on the ball joint first or the nut...they seem to **** up real easy