Should I change out my F150 truck's lower ball joints myself? read more below.?

my f150 '98 ball joints have 1%26quot; play (+100k miles) and so I want to remove them myself. autozone parts dude says don't do it because it's too tough. I'm a hard headed engineer that does a lot of work on my vehicles and I say...I'm doing it. I'm about to go get a haynes manual but thought I'd ask here first how hard it is with the manual rental tool. the ball joints are $39 each. tool rental is essencially free. Having someone do it is about 450 bucks. any advice for me when I do the repair?Should I change out my F150 truck's lower ball joints myself? read more below.?Hey. take no notice of the above.



I have a 1976 350 Chevy 1-Ton flat bed.... So what... I fit power steering where there was none, under 2 hours...Changed all the ball joints in under 2 hours and both front brakes in under 2 hours... Get down, do it and and have pride...

Dr AShould I change out my F150 truck's lower ball joints myself? read more below.?don't do it because if you get started and you come to a point where it wrong how are you going to take it somewhere and get it fixed? Then you'll be stuck with your truck torn apart.Should I change out my F150 truck's lower ball joints myself? read more below.?Remember that when you're tearing apart your front end you can expect the truck to be torn apart for a couple of days depending on your work ethic. Also if you are going to change your ball joints you might as well replace or repack your bearings and check your seals and dust covers to see if they need to be replaced. If it is four wheel drive you will have to disassemble your hubs which takes another special tool. It is a lot of work to replace ball joints, but a dedicated weekend or hobbiest mechanic can handle it.Should I change out my F150 truck's lower ball joints myself? read more below.?they aren't extremely hard as long as you know/figure out what to do. Basically take the tires off then remove the spindle and then you remove the snap ring on the ball joint. Then if it pushes out from the bottom of the control arm take a sledge hammer knock it out. Finally use the Ball Joint Press to press the new one it put the snap ring on and put back together. Repeat for the other side.Should I change out my F150 truck's lower ball joints myself? read more below.?with the right tools which can be rented not a bad job. make sure you have all the tools before you start and it can be done. haynes repair manual worth every cent and you make it back with the money you save by doing it yourself. just take it in for a front end alignment when your done. good luckShould I change out my F150 truck's lower ball joints myself? read more below.?you sound like me ! i,am stubborn too. ha, ha. well it can be a job but if you have the tools you need to do the job and time to do it then i can,t see why you can,t do it. just get a book like you said and lay your tools out what you need and take your time.

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How can i install lower balljoint on a 1995 honda civic with out a press?

hi i need to change the front lower ball joint on a 1995 honda civic. i dont have the press to put the new one in. is there any other way i can install the lower ball joint with out the press tool.How can i install lower balljoint on a 1995 honda civic with out a press?Please take it from me. You need to borrow a ball joint removal tool kit from Auto Zone after you've popped the ball joint loose from the lower A-arm. Auto Zone has a tool to pop the ball joint loose. A %26quot;pitman%26quot; arm removal tool will release the taper of the ball-joint from the A-arm.How can i install lower balljoint on a 1995 honda civic with out a press?if you got the old one off then when you put the new one on, use the big nut as you tighten it up it will pull the balljoint into position. if the old one is still on,and there is a big nut on it, sometimes you need a correct sized pickle fork to split them apartHow can i install lower balljoint on a 1995 honda civic with out a press?Use the nut to draw it in, while hitting the side with a hammer. Make sure it continues to go in straight.How can i install lower balljoint on a 1995 honda civic with out a press?Start by removing the tire then the by removing the ball joint retaining. before removing the nut place a small jack under the a arm put a little pressure on it then loosen the nut if the ball joint is riveted in drill the rivets out then the ball joint should just come out. The new ball joints should come with bolts to re inststall

\How can i install lower balljoint on a 1995 honda civic with out a press?There is no other way then use the pressing tools. Other way such the seized fork or tighten nut using the old might can be done, but please considering the pressure you can give then the tools. A loosen ball joint is absolutly dangerous the driving experience, if it's loosen from the house you might loose control and jeopardies other driver. Loosing ball joint will make the wheel loosing it's toe position, and the wheel might hit the shockbreaker.How can i install lower balljoint on a 1995 honda civic with out a press?you want to know a secret dear? this is the way i do it and it works too. what i do is put the new ball joint in the freezer for about a day then after i pound the old 1 out i put the new ball joint in a cooler until i,am ready for it then it slips right through the hole. but you have to be quick about it. you see when steel gets cold it shrinks and once it gets warmed up it expands. i did that more then once.How can i install lower balljoint on a 1995 honda civic with out a press?the best way to work on ball joints is to have the right tool for the right job and the right person to do it.

any mistake you make may cause it to drop while driving either on high speed or rough road and may cause more serious damage to you and your car.



now.. this is what you can do.. for honda civic with A-arm suspension, ball joints usually is built-in with the the A-arm/lower arm.. it is installed/fitted by honda motors to have good grip.

if that is the design.. the best is to replace the whole arm with new A-arm.. comes free with bushing attached already. you may install a replacement brand as long as for the designated civic model.

most honda civic is like this..

if you think you can remove the ball joint alone and not include the A-arm.. check if there's a snap ring at the bottom of the rubber seal of the ball joint.. remove it once you have detached the lower arm from the car.. you can not hammer it for it will deform the shape of the arm and render your A -arm unusable due to loose hole to fit the ball joint. you need press-in. press-out job

Another is..see if the ball joint is bolted to the arm with extra 2 bolts.. except for the bigger nuts that connects the ball joint to the steering knuckle.. if you see those 2 bolts usually 14mm head bolt size.. then you can separate the ball joint from the A-arm without a press.

so.. 3 ways to determine the version of your suspension..

if it is built in ball joint.. best if you have it replace .. safer for you..

if you can not afford now.. leave for a awhile and save money to have it fix by professional.

any wrong procedure either cost your life and or your hand while working on it..

Hyundai Bad service and still no response from company. kindly help me?

Can anyone help me solve my problem. i emailed this to hyundai company and still got no response from them. The complaint was done on 12 oct 09



hello



I am the owner of Santro HR51 Z 1838. The car was bought from Baltic

Hyundai , Faridabad, Haryana. I bought this vehicle on 26 june 2007.

The car was duly serviced from the showroom ( the authorised service

centre) .



The car steering was creating problem since the car had done 12588 kms

on 8 Oct 08.The car was sent to showroom and they changed the ball

joint assy, after 2 days the car was again sent to them as the problem

was felt,so they changed the end assy tie rod.. After that their was

no noise from the steering.The car was again brought to them at

regular service at 14643kms and at 18979 kms. The cars steering was

again found noisy and unusually hard (at 21665 kms ) and it was

brought to them and they said that the cars full steering has to be

replaced and that would cost around 19000 rs. I hope you are now clear

with what happened with the vehicle.



I want to ask you that is the life of hyundai car parts just approx 21665 kms. ?

Is the customer required to pay approx 20,000 rs for spare parts and

wear and tear for every 20,000 kms i.e re 1/km?



I have been finding this problem for some time but it was not much so

that i could appreciate that , since i am not a technical person, but

when i found it to be very hard i brought it to their notice. This

defect was pointed out to the technical people in last services at

14643 kms on 5 march'09 and also on 3 aug 09 at 18979kms also but

they didnt bother about it and told me that it is alright and has no

defect. So i mean to say that the defect arose in just 9000kms or

2000kms . I am surprised that how can they tell me about it to be ok

when it is creating so much problem to the extent that it is creating

noise. I think that first the steering was a little hard which was

unnoticed by the service personel and then when the wear and tear

continued it started creating noise.



I am surprised to say that the technical people or the mechanics at

this showroom dont or didnt pay attention to this vehicle. When i took

the delivery of the car on 8 th oct 08 i was told that it is perfect

now and after two dand just after 2 kms i am able to detect the

defect and point out but not the technical people and mechanics who

deliver the vehicle after duly checking it.After two days the end assy

tie rod was replaced.I hope i am clear in my words and explanation.





I have just bought a hyundai i-10 HR51 AF 2268.I really loved the

performance of santro and the built quality so opted for another i -

10. I even suggested my other friends and realtives about buying

hyundai vehicle instead of maruti which has very poor quality cars.I

found this because i have used and still now bearing with maruti

product. But i faced a problem in my swift ldi. The alternator had

failed and they replaced it free of cost as the car was under warranty

but they ignored the outside fitment work which i had done in my car

which was a valid reason to cancel the warranty.





i hope that if this happens with any customer then he would have to

think twice before buying a hyundai product next time. What

explanation would i give to my friends and colleagues whom i have

advised to buy hyundai products if i am myself facing it.



It does not behove for a company like hyundai to neglect the defect

pointed out repeatedly and ask for charges for repair after the

warranty period is over.

I hope you will take an urgent action in the matter and inform me

immediatly so that i can get the vehicle repaired. I am not driving

this vehicle since it may not create further problems.



Dr GoelHyundai Bad service and still no response from company. kindly help me?I don't know where you have complained about your problem. If you've done it just at a dealership level, I would recommend you to escalate complaint to Hyundai in your country of origin. In Canada, such things are not happening. Assuming there will be an exception, if the manufacturer in Canada will be notified of a complaint like this, they will definitely step forward to help customer. Here in Canada we have good will budgets for situations like this.





One thing I don't understand. You said that the car has just a little over 20.000 km on board and its an 07 model. Why is this still not covered under the manufacturer warranty? You bought the car in June of 07. Hyundai should have at least 3 years warranty (at least outside North American Continent where warranty is min. 5 years)



Talk to the dealership Owner/ General Manager directly. If nothing helps try contacting these guys at:



http://www.hyundai.co.in/contactus.asp?p





Good luck

Ball Joints?

How hard is it to change upper and lower ball joints on a 85 ford f-150 4x4, and are there any sites out there that show step by step how to, so i'll see what i'd be getting into if i tried t do it on my own? Thanks!Ball Joints?With a 4 wheel drive assy, there are many parts involved at the wheels. It's probably best to let a knowledgable mechanic do that job. I'd say it would probably take me about 5-6 hours with the proper tools. 10-12 just winging it in my garage. P.S. for little queenie. The thing about giving advice on repairing an automobile is that some people just shouldn't do it. That's just like some people shouldn't....well, they just shouldn't do it!!! LOLBall Joints?There are books and sites out there that will show you, but if you have never done it before, take it somewhere and have it done. You don't want to see the bill for them having to fix what you did originally and fix the ball jointsBall Joints?I agree. If you've never done it before on another vehicle; leave it to a pro. Your life is on the line.Ball Joints?The biggest problem in fixing ball joints is not having a car fall on you. A guy down the street from me just got killed by a tree a couple of weeks back.



The biggest mechanical problem is getting the ball joints out. You need a tool that's like a big two-pronged fork. The prongs are skinny at the front but get fatter toward the back. You have to hit the back end of it with a heavy short-handled hammer to drive the thing into the joint and separate it. Other than that it's just a matter of replacing some parts that aren't hard to figure out.



The thing about fixing cars is that some people just shouldn't try, just like some people should stay out of the kitchen. I had one guy try to help me and he'd do things like just throw the lug nuts in the grass and make wild guesses about what was wrong. Then he moved to Africa and left his car in my yard with no title and parts missing.Ball Joints?It takes special tooks for the ball joints. An you will be dealing with the front spring. Don't even try it if you haven't done it before.

The top of my toyota ball joint squirts out some lubricant when i hit a big dip. since its leaking...?

do i have to replace the whole ball joint or is there a way to refill it with lubricant. i heard it should be lubricated at every oil change. isnt there something about them being sealed or not? how much would it cost to replace one ball joint? parts and labor. thanks!The top of my toyota ball joint squirts out some lubricant when i hit a big dip. since its leaking...?Most ball joints are %26quot;lifetime lubricated and should be sealed if they don't have a grease fitting on them. But there's a catch-the lube is good for the life of the joint, NOT the car-go figure. If the boots torn, its probably at the end of its life also. THAT being said, there are a couple of aftermarket suppliers of parts(Dorman is one) that make all shapes and sizes of boots to replace over the ball joint. But as a Tech, I can't see why you'd go to the trouble to replace the boot when replacing the joint is almost as much work...........

Does anyone have experience chaning lower ball joint in mercury sable?

It's a 1996 Mercury Sable with a v6 engine and dual over head cams. We would like to change it ourselves but don't know where to find instructions on how to do it. We would like to know how difficult it is before we try and replace it ourselves.Does anyone have experience chaning lower ball joint in mercury sable?You should start by getting yourself a repair manual from your local autoparts store. balljoints can get tricky, they are probably press on balljoints and you may need a ball joint press to do this job.Does anyone have experience chaning lower ball joint in mercury sable?ball joint is pressed in, need service tool to change themDoes anyone have experience chaning lower ball joint in mercury sable?go buy a haynes repair manual will cost u about 30 bucks...then follow the steps......its not that hard......

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How hard is it to change shocks on a toyota corolla?

Hey, I need to make a few repairs to my car, I need to change my shocks, and the ball joints. It's a toyota corolla, I think its about a 92. Does anyone know how hard it would be to do? and does anyone know of any %26quot;how to%26quot; sites? It's going to cost a fortune to bring to the shop :(How hard is it to change shocks on a toyota corolla?One of our associates who has worked on Toyota cars said you can change the shocks on your own. But, he advises that you need to compress the spring, and that can be very dangerous/ He said to use extreme caution when removing the spring. In order to do so, you will need a spring compressor that you should be able to rent from your local auto parts store. Then he suggests visiting your nearby library or auto store or bookstore to find a repair manual for your Corolla. The manual will have detailed step-by-step directions to replace the struts. Good luck! For articles, reviews and previews of cars, videos, photos, and quality ratings, please visit JDPower.com.How hard is it to change shocks on a toyota corolla?i dont think your car has shocks i think it has struts and they are alittle expensiveHow hard is it to change shocks on a toyota corolla?Check this link, it will give you some insite into how it is done.

If and when you do the job, dont forget to have a wheel alignment done.



Good luck and have funHow hard is it to change shocks on a toyota corolla?there really easy if you know what to do...but i suggest you take it to the shop and do it...you might need to check you alignment afterwards