[RESOLVED] Doing a lower ball joint....

[greyspyder117]

Well last night my passenger ball joint popped right out i went and got the parts this morning they sold me the straight bar and the curved one. It's the lower ball joint which bar do you think i need?? The car is also about 10 miles away in my friends driveway. What tools do you think i would needed to do a lower ball joint? What size sockets?

 

[brassc2007]

well it depends on what ball joint went out we have two lower ball joints on our cars the are on the bottom side by side do a quick search on front ball joint and when i did mine it was a pain in the a** so you might wanna take a quick look at some posts for some tips

 

[brassc2007]

oh yes and depending on if it is the straight arm or the curved you can take it to the dealership and get it all done for free cause the straight arm is actually got a recall on it

 

[brassc2007]

 

[greyspyder117]

thanks for the pic.

 

[greyspyder117]

Well i did it. It was the straight one that popped i don't think i broke anything else i drove it home on the parkway and like i said before i was about 10 miles away from home. The job wasn't bad at all. The wrench sizes if anyone would like to know is 22m for the ball joint nut and i used a 11/16 for the 2 bolts that go thru the bushings but i needed 2 of them one on either side caused it spun on me. I got everything loose then smack the ball joint out with a fork and that's it. Well hopes this helps somebody else down the line. brassc2007 +1 on the info +2 on the pic thanks man