London - Ball Joint Install
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September 21, 2003 10:17 pm UTC
September 21, 2003 10:17 pm UTC
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Scotty Williams
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Anyone know of a place in London that will press a ball joint into my control arm for a decent (read - cheap!) price? Is there someone in London who would be able to lend me a long breaker bar, 32mm socket and propane torch so I can remove my axle nut? If anyone wants to assist me I'd love some company and I have some beer! Drop me a PM! Scotty
1990 Eagle Talon TSi AWD
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Re: London - Ball Joint Install
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September 22, 2003 11:04 pm UTC
September 22, 2003 11:04 pm UTC
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Scotty Williams
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I need to get the axle nut off cause when my ball joint came out while I was driving my axle ripped out of the CV housing so I need to replace my axle as well as the ball joint.
Shaun, unforunately my car has been turned into a tricycle so I won't be able to make the drive to Ingersoll to pickup your tools.
Amin, do you remember the size of the socket you used? I don't THINK any of the sockets in my 103 piece Canadian Tire set would be deep and wide enough to fit over top of the ball joint. Or did you just hammer on the ball joint itself (the screw at the top perhaps?)
Thanks guys!
1990 Eagle Talon TSi AWD
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Re: London - Ball Joint Install
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September 24, 2003 02:42 am UTC
September 24, 2003 02:42 am UTC
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Scotty Williams
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Is it possible to remove the lower control arm but not support the car with a jack once it's removed and have any damage occur? My building manager is anal about having my car up on jacks for even a few hours so I was just going to jack it up, remove the lower control arm, jack it back down. Right now with the ball joint separated from the control arm I don't have the car supported on a jack (cause she threatened to tow me) and the front end is staying up no problem.
Any insight or experience?
1990 Eagle Talon TSi AWD
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Re: London - Ball Joint Install
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September 24, 2003 03:24 am UTC
September 24, 2003 03:24 am UTC
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Amin Ahmadi
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NOOOOO
you can't leave the car with no control arm, unless you put the wheel back on and then support the car actually with a jack underneath.(hidden)
I don;t remember what size of socket it was but I think eben 32 was small.
I didn't use a socket anyways, but for the next time I wheel. However I won't be using the socket on that side.
My idea was to support the control arm(around the ball joint) with a socket so you can hammer the sucker out.
putting it back in is not that hard, by the way if you plan to take it out, which I don't recommend, then you can do the change right on the spot, NO PROBLEM, with the arm off the car it is DEAD easy. trust me.
just look at the area for a while and you will get a good idea about the method that I am talking about.
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Re: London - Ball Joint Install
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September 24, 2003 12:06 pm UTC
September 24, 2003 12:06 pm UTC
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Scotty Williams
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Amin, Why do you suggest not taking the control arm out to put the new ball joint in? Seems like it's only a few bolts and the control arm is off and it would give me way more space to put the ball joint in. So why would you NOT take it off?
1990 Eagle Talon TSi AWD
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Re: London - Ball Joint Install
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September 26, 2003 11:37 pm UTC
September 26, 2003 11:37 pm UTC
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Scotty Williams
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Well I got the old ball joint out of the control arm with a lot of heat and smashing with a 2 1/2 pound hammer but the nut is still on the stud in the hub which connects the BJ to the hub (my ball come right out it's housing while I was driving which is why it's stuck in there) and the shock is too close to have a hope in hell of getting a socket in there so.... Does anyone know what size wrench I need to get that nut off (17mm??)? I just don't want to buy 4 wrenches from CT when I could get the right one the first time Thanks guys! Scotty
1990 Eagle Talon TSi AWD
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Re: London - Ball Joint Install
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September 27, 2003 02:19 pm UTC
September 27, 2003 02:19 pm UTC
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Yes, it should be a 17mm.
Ghislain.
Rouge!!!
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