Here is where I am at:




How do I remove the ball joint? It hits the area right above it!!

 

NEVERMIND@@@@!!!!!
haha sorry.

It appears that the ring it hits comes right off....

How do you do that little hammer-hitting-head icon?
<insert that here>

 

<< like that?

 

yeah, that's it!

 

hey how did you remove the ball joint in the first place?

im not sure how to take mines off and i dont want to damage the boot.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SoOHiGH &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hey how did you remove the ball joint in the first place?

im not sure how to take mines off and i dont want to damage the boot.</TD></TR></TABLE>

bump i wanna know too, I paid 20 each side to get mine done a while back when i got my integra brake swap, and I have a feeling i got raped

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SoOHiGH &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hey how did you remove the ball joint in the first place?

im not sure how to take mines off and i dont want to damage the boot.</TD></TR></TABLE>


u need a ball joint tool and u bang the crap out of it till it pops out. U can pick one up for like 10 bucks at a pepboys.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by copperfox &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">NEVERMIND@@@@!!!!!
haha sorry.

It appears that the ring it hits comes right off....

How do you do that little hammer-hitting-head icon?
&lt;insert that here&gt;
</TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eric416 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">


u need a ball joint tool and u bang the crap out of it till it pops out. U can pick one up for like 10 bucks at a pepboys.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

You dont need any special ball joint remover tool. Those dont work very good. The easiest way to do it is by removing the snap ring w/ a snap ring remover (you can buy these for 1.50 at harbor freight). And then you remove that ring piece that the guy is referring to w/ a flathead. making sure the tie rod is disconnnected, you can pull the hub upward to get a better angle and hammer the **** out of the ball joint until it slowly creeps out. Installation is reverse.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Plugg’d &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You dont need any special ball joint remover tool. Those dont work very good. The easiest way to do it is by removing the snap ring w/ a snap ring remover (you can buy these for 1.50 at harbor freight). And then you remove that ring piece that the guy is referring to w/ a flathead. making sure the tie rod is disconnnected, you can pull the hub upward to get a better angle and hammer the **** out of the ball joint until it slowly creeps out. Installation is reverse. </TD></TR></TABLE>

the only thing i saw is this

http://www.harborfreight.com/c...=3316

is that it?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SoOHiGH &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

the only thing i saw is this

http://www.harborfreight.com/c...=3316

is that it?</TD></TR></TABLE>

thats a snap ring tool yeh

th eonly thing holding that balljoint in there is a snap ring, thats it?

 

Yeah. But even after the snap ring is out, it does take a bit of a beating in order for it to pop out of the little spot. I just dont understand why some people take their entire knuckles to shops and have them do it, when they just do the same thing =P...

Anyways. Speaking of ball joints. I need a ball joint because I mushroomed my other one. Does anyone know a site to buy them cheap? The autozone in my area sells them for 29 bucks! TWENTY NINE BUCKS?!!? ********..

 

hammer it out that what i did no need for a tool ohh i sprayed alil pb blast on it also

 

you guys are all over the place

you need a ball joint popper tool also called a PICKLE FORK or to remove the LCA to get to THAT POINT, and u gotta hammer the **** out of it but be careful not to rip the boot. which is hard to do.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by techintegra &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you guys are all over the place

you need a ball joint popper tool also called a PICKLE FORK or to remove the LCA to get to THAT POINT, and u gotta hammer the **** out of it but be careful not to rip the boot. which is hard to do.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I think most of us were assuming you already have the knuckle in a position to where the ball joint can be hammered out. You can't just remove the knuckle form the lca and then hammer the ball joint out because w/o taking the snap ring out, you're not going to get anywhere. You dont have to be careful when hammering the **** out of it at all. Who cares if you rip the boot when you're replacing it anyways? It's gonna go in the trash.

 

i hammered the F#$@% out of my ball joint but it still wont come out

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Plugg’d &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Anyways. Speaking of ball joints. I need a ball joint because I mushroomed my other one. Does anyone know a site to buy them cheap? The autozone in my area sells them for 29 bucks! TWENTY NINE BUCKS?!!? ********..</TD></TR></TABLE>
i bought 2 at NAPA for like 25 bucks total. i only go to napa though....

 

I use my handy dandy air hammer and pickle fork attatchment. I finished both of my ball joints in about 45 minutes.

 

Modified by CardDealer at 4:49 PM 11/16/2006

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pyro_assassin &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i bought 2 at NAPA for like 25 bucks total. i only go to napa though....</TD></TR></TABLE>

JEEZE perfect timing. I just got 2 off ebay for 40