Sorry, but between the poor lighting, the poor view angles, the background noises and not showing the actual ball joint removal, this video is useless.
Got a 1998 Lincoln TC trying to order the upper control arm assy (comes with Bushings and the ball Joint already installed) but there is two different options, with or without handling package. Does anyone know the difference or how to tell which one a person might have. Thanks
Nothing can get the ball joint our of the spindle on my car. Not a jack, not beating the crap out of it, not a fork on an air hammer, nothing. My car is stuck in the driveway with the wheel taken apart and it will be there forever because those two parts will be together until the end of time.
I'm sorry I couldn't hear anything over that brake hose screaming from the hanging caliper! Or maybe the shock holding the spring tension while the lower ball joint is disconnected?
The way to separate the lower ball is with older decent size wrenches (find two that fit they don't have to be the same size) put one in between and take another and hammer it in around the bolt on the ball joint and it works better than a pickle fork.
Where this idiot failed is that his jack should always be under the control arm not necessarily touching but ready to catch the force of the spring. The shock it the only thing keeping it from dropping all the way down and the little bolts that hold those in could easily break. Safety first no need to take chances.
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Sorry, but between the poor lighting, the poor view angles, the background noises and not showing the actual ball joint removal, this video is useless.
You wouldnt feel or hear a squeel for a bad ball joint by turning the wheel
2003+ the ball joints are reversed lol
Lotta stress on that brake line.. Hang up the caliper assembly.
Got a 1998 Lincoln TC trying to order the upper control arm assy (comes with Bushings and the ball Joint already installed) but there is two different options, with or without handling package. Does anyone know the difference or how to tell which one a person might have. Thanks
Very helpful
Nothing can get the ball joint our of the spindle on my car. Not a jack, not beating the crap out of it, not a fork on an air hammer, nothing. My car is stuck in the driveway with the wheel taken apart and it will be there forever because those two parts will be together until the end of time.
this is a completely useless video
Thank you for the video this helped allot. I have been fighting the press thinking i had a snapring i missed
kinda useless
I'm sorry I couldn't hear anything over that brake hose screaming from the hanging caliper! Or maybe the shock holding the spring tension while the lower ball joint is disconnected?
What is the size of the nut on the ball joint
The way to separate the lower ball is with older decent size wrenches (find two that fit they don't have to be the same size) put one in between and take another and hammer it in around the bolt on the ball joint and it works better than a pickle fork.
Where this idiot failed is that his jack should always be under the control arm not necessarily touching but ready to catch the force of the spring. The shock it the only thing keeping it from dropping all the way down and the little bolts that hold those in could easily break. Safety first no need to take chances.