I need to change this joint.



Already dismantled one ring. But i suspect theres one more.


Any ideas on how i should move on from here?

 

I forget how many clips there are or what to do next but I do remember that I tried banging it out with a rubber mallet and that didn't work so I took it to some wheel shop and the guy used an air hammer and hammered it out and hammered the new one in...I dont think this helps tho...

 

The PDf manual tells me that there is another clip in there. But i cant seem to find it.

 

I replaced mine not too long ago. Don't recall there's any extra ring. However, took out the knuckle unit and hammered it out.

 

There is 1 c clip, remove it and pound the balljoint out with a bfh. It would be easier if you removed the whole steering knuckle. Pound the new balljoint in with a large socket and the bfh. Shouldnt take more than 15-20 min.

 

thx guys.

 

problem
The ring in red hinders me in removing the old joint. Suggestions?

 

That is the "knuckle ring", it is basically a dustcap that you should be able to remove by tapping/prying it with a flathead screwdriver.

 

i figured it out. But thanks anyway Xrc.

Im just really carefull when jocking around in that area with hammering and bending stuff.

 

Cool I was wondering about this too. Bloody hate ball joints, the bane of my life lol

 

hope the pictures are of any help. Basically what i did was to dismantle the whole knuckle from advice from some genious people here. Took it on the floor and bashed out the broken joint. Now im going to press in the new one, mount it and drive like kamikaze.

 

Ya i was just doing the bushes over the christmas and said i may aswell do the ball joints when im at it.

Had a bit of a look and like you saw that it would catch the dustcap thing so its good to know that isnt a huge problem

Now its off to get some ball joints and some other little bits. Hope Mr Honda has a sale on lol

 

i spent 70bucks on each joint. Long live Norway

 

thats a bit pricey isnt it?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SloEJ8CiviC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thats a bit pricey isnt it?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Standard price for us over here. I spent bout 60 euro on a balljoint from Honda in Belgium

 

$46 USD from online dealers. otherwise, aftermarket replacements are like $30.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tyson &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">$46 USD from online dealers. otherwise, aftermarket replacements are like $30. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yea, get what you pay for though Just wish I could pay in $$ instead of euro though

 

although, i think its still $60 from the regular dealerships.

 

when i replaced my upper ball joints i got some on ebay been in a year and i havn't had any problems

 

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kamikazeee!!! zooooom...


seriously tho, i've never found any difference in balljoints.. especially tracking and streeting a street-unfriendly suspended civic even my autozone cheapies ***** and tierods etc have held up

 

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kamikazeee!!! zooooom...


seriously tho, i've never found any difference in balljoints.. especially tracking and streeting a street-unfriendly suspended civic even my autozone cheapies ***** and tierods etc have held up</TD></TR></TABLE>

I noticed the package saying Appl. Honda Accord/Civic/Prelude.

Parts nr 47281 / 51220-SB0-003
Batchnr052167

Seems like Honda is using the same joint on different models?!
That must mean that its great.